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Wynyard Park

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54.62821, -1.33419

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
🐕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

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Dog's Mercury +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Dog's Mercury +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route

Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route

Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef PortrackLocal cycle route

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

West Stockton - TownCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,400 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,400 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Moorhen · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +34

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects15 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024

🌿

Plants18 species

summer

2026

Beech · Spear Thistle · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Dog's Mercury +13

BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
SymphyotrichumSymphyotrichum2024
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Wood BurdockArctium nemorosum2023
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,400 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Moorhen · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +34

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects15 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024

🌿

Plants18 species

summer

2026

Beech · Spear Thistle · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Dog's Mercury +13

BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
SymphyotrichumSymphyotrichum2024
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Wood BurdockArctium nemorosum2023
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Carol Rose · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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