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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.62203, -1.36090
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Ramsons, Elder
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Primrose, Wood Anemone, Beech +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Wood Anemone, Beech +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Castle Eden Walkway public footpath · 2.4 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2.4 km Surface compacted Path type: cycleway
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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 West Stockton - Town Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Tees to Tyne Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 902 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 902 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Linaria cannabina cannabina Linaria cannabina cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · False Oxlip · Ramsons +2
Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Linaria cannabina cannabina Linaria cannabina cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · False Oxlip · Ramsons +2
Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Lords-and-Ladies
Lords-and-Ladies
Arum maculatum2025
Arum maculatum2025
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