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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.54230, -1.63130
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Butterbur, Large Bindweed +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Butterbur, Large Bindweed +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Agapanthia villosoviridescens, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Small Green Nettle Weevil +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapanthia villosoviridescens, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Small Green Nettle Weevil +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blackwell Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blackwell Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,244 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,244 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goosander · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Green Nettle Weevil
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Butterbur · Red Dead-nettle · Redshank · Large Bindweed +1
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Butterbur Petasites hybridus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025 Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,244 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goosander · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Green Nettle Weevil
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Butterbur · Red Dead-nettle · Redshank · Large Bindweed +1
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Butterbur Petasites hybridus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025 Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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