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📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Costa Drive Thru — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Costa Drive Thru — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Cuckooflower, Common Spotted-orchid +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Cuckooflower, Common Spotted-orchid +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Marton West BeckWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

131 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Teesside Park AccessCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

9,760 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,760 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +48

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Otter · Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel

OtterLutra lutra
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · 10-spot Ladybird +8

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hydropsyche

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Glaucous Sedge · Northern Marsh-orchid · Meadow Crane's-bill · Common Spotted-orchid · Bush Vetch +6

Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Ground-ivy

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,760 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +48

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Otter · Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel

OtterLutra lutra
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · 10-spot Ladybird +8

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hydropsyche

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Glaucous Sedge · Northern Marsh-orchid · Meadow Crane's-bill · Common Spotted-orchid · Bush Vetch +6

Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Ground-ivy

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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