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Smith's Dock Park

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bulrush, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Peacock +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Peacock +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Giant Hogweed, Atlantic Ivy +104 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Giant Hogweed, Atlantic Ivy +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Walk GreenWalking route
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Walk RedWalking route
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Walk WhiteWalking route
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Tees LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
James Cook University Hospital RouteCycling route
Named routeRef JCUHLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
Forest Enterprise Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

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