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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Spotted-orchid, Northern Marsh-orchid +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Spotted-orchid, Northern Marsh-orchid +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route

Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route

Thornaby Trail ConnectionsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Marton West BeckWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Teesside Park AccessCycling route

Named routeLocal 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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

27,046 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,046 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Gadwall · Moorhen +52

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Water-Boatman · Hesperocorixa sahlbergi · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +6

Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed Skimmer

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch · Meadow Crane's-bill +5

Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiSymphyotrichum novi-belgii
Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Great Willowherb

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,046 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Gadwall · Moorhen +52

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Water-Boatman · Hesperocorixa sahlbergi · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +6

Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed Skimmer

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch · Meadow Crane's-bill +5

Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiSymphyotrichum novi-belgii
Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Great Willowherb

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 marty bell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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