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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.51856, -1.16747
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +123 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Liverwort, Red Campion, Purple Toothwort +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Liverwort, Red Campion, Purple Toothwort +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Samaritan Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
Show on map 44 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 National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to Sea Mountain bike route ▾
Guisborough Forest Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Guisborough Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Forest Enterprise Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
11,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Tit +30
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Long-eared Owl Asio otus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Tit +30
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Long-eared Owl Asio otus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 