Wynyard Woodland park and planetarium
16 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
54.61069, -1.37689
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Tees to Tyne
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
H100 - SedgefieldWalking route▾
Named routeRef 12Round tripLocal walking route
Castle Eden Walkwaypublic footpath · 2.4 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.4 kmSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
63 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
West Stockton - TownCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Photos
Railway carriage at Wynyard Woodland Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,320 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Shoveler +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Broad-leaved Dock · Festuca rubra · Great Willowherb · Bush Vetch · Crosswort +77
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,320 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Shoveler +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Broad-leaved Dock · Festuca rubra · Great Willowherb · Bush Vetch · Crosswort +77
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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