Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.56322, -1.17787
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenfinch and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenfinch and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Small White, Hornet Hoverfly +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Giant Hogweed, Atlantic Ivy +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
James Cook University Hospital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef JCUHLocal cycle route
Photos
Across the fields to Thorntree
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,195 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,195 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2020
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Lily Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rosemary Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Darter +16
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +15
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2023
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,195 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2020
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Lily Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rosemary Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Darter +16
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +15
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2023
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTrixa conspersaTrixa conspersa2025Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022Hemerocallis Gall MidgeContarinia quinquenotata2021Hemerocallis Gall MidgeContarinia quinquenotata2021Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2020Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2020Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2020Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2020Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2020Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoriaDyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoriaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaBee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023Michaelmas-DaisyAster2023Michaelmas-DaisyAster2023Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2020Silver BirchBetula pendula2020Turkish HazelCorylus colurna2020Turkish HazelCorylus colurna2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020BeechFagus sylvatica2020BeechFagus sylvatica2020WalnutJuglans regia2020WalnutJuglans regia2020Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2020Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2020Events & activities nearby
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