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▾ 🐦 56+ 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 ☕ The Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ 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 ☕ The Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Peacock +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Peacock +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Dog's Mercury, Primrose +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Dog's Mercury, Primrose +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Blackthorn, Gooseberry +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Villages Native Tree Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Villages Tree Local walking route
Show on map 46 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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5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose +32
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Beech · Spear Thistle · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Primrose +24
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose +32
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Beech · Spear Thistle · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Primrose +24
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
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
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2024
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2024 Wood-sedge
Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica2025
Carex sylvatica2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025
Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum2024
Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2023
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2023
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2023
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2023
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Rumex sanguineus var. viridis Rumex sanguineus var. viridis2023
Rumex sanguineus var. viridis Rumex sanguineus var. viridis2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2023
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2023 