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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.55078, -1.28493
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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 🛝 Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Spotted-orchid, Cuckooflower +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Spotted-orchid, Cuckooflower +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thornaby Trail Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Thornaby Trail Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thornaby Trail Connections Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teesside Park Access Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Saltholm Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saltholm Local cycle route
Show on map 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 RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Snow-bound A1130 at Thornaby Cemetery (view north-west)
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Wildlife to spot
9,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,442 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Common Pipistrelle · Otter
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus +27
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Spotted-orchid · Fox-and-cubs · Bee Orchid · Giant Hogweed · Narrow-leaved Ash +19
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxinus angustifolia2024 Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,442 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Common Pipistrelle · Otter
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus +27
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Spotted-orchid · Fox-and-cubs · Bee Orchid · Giant Hogweed · Narrow-leaved Ash +19
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxinus angustifolia2024 Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dorytomus Dorytomus
Dorytomus Dorytomus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 2024
2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2024
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2024
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2024
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2024
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 