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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.51655, -1.35022
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Blue-tailed Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Teesside Park AccessCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,206 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,206 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwiftApus apus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Limnephilus lunatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Sphaerophoria scripta +13
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Giant Hogweed · Bushy Mint · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Fringed Water-lily · Great Brome +2
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Bushy MintMentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata
- Great BromeAnisantha diandra
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,206 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwiftApus apus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Limnephilus lunatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Sphaerophoria scripta +13
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Giant Hogweed · Bushy Mint · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Fringed Water-lily · Great Brome +2
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Bushy MintMentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata
- Great BromeAnisantha diandra
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
