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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Redcar and Cleveland Getting here
54.54283, -1.18066
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Tawny Mining Bee +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Tawny Mining Bee +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marton West Beck Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cleveland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map James Cook University Hospital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref JCUH Local cycle route
Show on map Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Ormesby, St Cuthbert's church
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Wildlife to spot
15,159 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,159 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red-eared Terrapin · Pond Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper +5
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,159 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red-eared Terrapin · Pond Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper +5
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Green Grasshopper
Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus2025
Omocestus viridulus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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