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Maze Park Nature Reserve

If you want to explore the beautiful landscape of the River Tees but you also want to reward your afternoon rambling with exceptional panoramic views across Teesside, then you must explore Maze Park Nature Reserve on the south bank of the River Tees.

This green oasis is just a short walk or bike ride from Tees Barrage and provides some fantastic opportunities to sight some rare and beautiful wildlife. The reserve is a maze of surfaced pathways circling the mound and intertwining the grasslands below, making it the perfect setting to explore. The reserve has attracted more than 12 species of butterfly including the increasingly scarce grayling and dingy skipper and the butterfly theme can be seen along the route in a number of large scale sculptures. The area also enjoys an abundance of herb species including yellow wort, black medick, common centaury and bird’s-foot trefoil, and the area also provides an excellent habitat for bird species in national decline such as the grey partridge and skylark.

Address

Thornaby Stockton-on-Tees TS5 4AB

Road Directions

From the A66, follow signs for the Tees Barrage, turn right at the first roundabout leads to the entrance. Maze Park is a short walk from Stockton and Middlesbrough.  

Public Transport Directions

The reserve incorporates the Sustrans National Cycle Route, which is part of the cycle network covering the whole of the UK and a valuable local commuter route between Stockton and Middlesbrough. Butterfly-styled metal cycle racks have been provided for cyclists wishing to stop and take a closer look.

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