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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.52285, -1.37144
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 172m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 172m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Red Clover, Few-flowered Garlic +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Red Clover, Few-flowered Garlic +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thornaby Trail Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Thornaby Trail Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thornaby Trail Connections Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teesside Park Access Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portrack Local cycle route
Show on map Yarm - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stockton - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,815 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Teal Anas crecca Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Curlew Numenius arquata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Whitethroat Curruca communis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Sand Martin Riparia riparia Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Limnephilus lunatus +21
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bushy Mint · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Great Brome · Wood Avens · Yellow Archangel
Bushy Mint Mentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Great Brome Anisantha diandra Wood Avens Geum urbanum Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Teal Anas crecca Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Curlew Numenius arquata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Whitethroat Curruca communis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Sand Martin Riparia riparia Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Limnephilus lunatus +21
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bushy Mint · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Great Brome · Wood Avens · Yellow Archangel
Bushy Mint Mentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Great Brome Anisantha diandra Wood Avens Geum urbanum Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Plagiosterna aenea Plagiosterna aenea
Plagiosterna aenea Plagiosterna aenea
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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