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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.54773, -1.53351
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Knapweed, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Rosebay Willowherb +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Knapweed, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Rosebay Willowherb +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barmpton & Little Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brafferton & Newton Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Morton Park Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Morton Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Springfield Park on Salters Lane
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Wildlife to spot
17,632 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,632 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Blue Tit +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly 🌿 Plants 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mugwort · Gypsywort · Rowan · Ramsons · Ash +22
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Silver Birch Betula pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,632 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Blue Tit +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly 🌿 Plants 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mugwort · Gypsywort · Rowan · Ramsons · Ash +22
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Silver Birch Betula pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chalcolestes viridis
Chalcolestes viridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2025
2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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