STILLINGTON FOREST PARK
15 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
54.60890, -1.42245
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🐕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
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tall Fescue, Meadow Buttercup, Creeping Cinquefoil +62 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hardwick Park & Bishop's FenWalking route▾
Named routeRef 7Round tripLocal walking route
Historical Circuit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - SedgefieldWalking route▾
Named routeRef 12Round tripLocal walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Hardwick Park circular routeCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route597 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route76 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
St Johns Park, Stillington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
11,873 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,873 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +34
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PochardAythya ferina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🐝Insects10 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Tall Fescue · Meadow Buttercup · Creeping Cinquefoil · Blackthorn · Greater Stitchwort +60
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,873 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +34
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PochardAythya ferina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🐝Insects10 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Tall Fescue · Meadow Buttercup · Creeping Cinquefoil · Blackthorn · Greater Stitchwort +60
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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