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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.53216, -1.34544
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 225m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Northern Marsh-orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Northern Marsh-orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North Gare Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 67 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 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 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portrack Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,638 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,638 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly +11
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Apple-of-Peru · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch +16
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,638 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly +11
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Apple-of-Peru · Trifid Bur-marigold · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch +16
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Red Clover
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium pratense
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Great Brome Anisantha diandra
Great Brome Anisantha diandra
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Wrinkled Viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Wrinkled Viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon 