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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.51652, -1.55928
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾South Park Aviary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾South Park Aviary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yew, Daisy +186 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Photos
Bandstand, South Park, Darlington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,683 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,683 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Moorhen +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Brandt's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
🌿Plants39 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Yew · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Valerian · Giant Hogweed · Hogweed +34
- YewTaxus baccata
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,683 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Moorhen +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Brandt's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
🌿Plants39 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Yew · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Valerian · Giant Hogweed · Hogweed +34
- YewTaxus baccata
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
ScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAgonumAgonum2025AgonumAgonum2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Colorado SprucePicea pungens2025Colorado SprucePicea pungens2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Boston-ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata2025Boston-ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025AspenPopulus tremula2025AspenPopulus tremula2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiacaSorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca2025Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiacaSorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca2025White OakQuercus alba2025White OakQuercus alba2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Dawn RedwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides2025Dawn RedwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides2025Events & activities nearby
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