Maze Park
Maze Park has an area of 42 acres (17ha) the reserve has an extensive network of footpaths leading around all areas of the site. Each of the mounds at Maze Park has developed its own unique vegetation community, reflecting the soil under the mounds. There are two riverside viewing points and if you follow the spiral footpath to the artwork on top of the largest mound, excellent views across Teesside can be seen.
In spring see the different vegetation communities on the mounds at their best. Summer brings (along with other species) the Grayling Butterfly.
In autumn watch the annual Salmon run up the River Tees and the Common Seals that follow them.
| Best For | Sand Martin, Stonechat, Siskin, Grayling Butterfly, Salmon, Wild Parsnip, Tall Melilot, Tansy, Common Toadflax. | |
| Opening Times | Open All Year | |
| Access/Conditions | Major footpaths are surfaced and suitable for wheelchair and pushchair access. Damp areas have boardwalks. | |
| Facilities | Information boards; footpath network; annual event programme; guided walks for groups; disabled parking, WC and refreshments available at the Talpore pub adjacent to Portrack Marsh. | |
| How to get there | From the A66, follow signs for the Tees Barrage, the right at the first roundabout leads to the entrance. Maze park is a short walk from Stockton and Middlesbrough. | |
| Parking | Parking is available at the Talpore and Tees Barrage. | |
| Walking time | 42-acre (17ha). The full circuit takes around 40 minutes. | |
| 30 minute visit | Head along the river bank using the cycleway. | |
| Local Attractions | Stockton and Middlesbrough; Route One of the National Cycle Network runs through the reserve; Tees Barrage; the International White Water Rafting Course; Portrack Marsh; Newport Bridge; the railway marshalling yards. Teesside Retail Park. | |
| Did you know? | The mounds were formed during the creation of Teesside Retail Park. Maze park is home to the rare Grayling Butterfly; the colony was identified in 2001 and is the only population between the North Yorkshire Moors and Northumberland. | |
| A member says | “I remember when the site was just railway yards and coal wharfs- to see it now with so much wildlife in just a few years is great!” |
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