Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Billingham Beck Valley
Billingham Beck Valley is a local nature reserve of 59 hectares in Stockton-on-Tees, 3.1 km from the middle of Stockton-on-Tees. 14 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 13 of 14 are under 3 km and 6 are loops.
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Three walks in Billingham Beck Valley
From the 14 walks that lie mostly in Billingham Beck Valley, those that start nearest its middle: a 2.5 km loop, a 3.6 km there and back and a 1.8 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Billingham loop2.5 km · 42 min · A loop
- Near Billingham Beck Valley (longer)3.6 km · 62 min · There and back
- Near Billingham Beck Valley (shorter)1.8 km · 31 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by permission, not by right2 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right1 hectare of the woodland
Stockton-on-Tees council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Billingham Beck Valley are like
Every share is of the 14 walks that lie mostly in Billingham Beck Valley, with Stockton-on-Tees as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 13 of 14 walks in Billingham Beck Valley, against 44% near Stockton-on-Tees.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockton-on-Tees |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 13 of 14 | 44% |
| 3 to 5 km | 1 of 14 | 22% |
| 5 to 8 km | 0 of 14 | 17% |
| 8 to 12 km | 0 of 14 | 7% |
| Over 12 km | 0 of 14 | 8% |
What shape they are
There and back the same way: 4 of 14 walks in Billingham Beck Valley, against 39% near Stockton-on-Tees.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockton-on-Tees |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 6 of 14 | 34% |
| There and back the same way | 4 of 14 | 39% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 4 of 14 | 25% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 14 of 14 walks in Billingham Beck Valley, against 33% near Stockton-on-Tees.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockton-on-Tees |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 0 of 14 | 14% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 13 of 14 | 61% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 0 of 14 | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 14 of 14 | 33% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 5 of 14 | 2% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 6 of 14 | 93% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 0 of 14 | 16% |
What might stop you
No busy road to cross: 5 of 14 walks in Billingham Beck Valley, against 63% near Stockton-on-Tees.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockton-on-Tees |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 14 of 14 | 84% |
| Never beside a busy road | 5 of 14 | 61% |
| No busy road to cross | 5 of 14 | 63% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 14 of 14 | 90% |
| No steps | 14 of 14 | 74% |
What is on the way
Pass a dog-waste bin: 0 of 14 walks in Billingham Beck Valley, against 55% near Stockton-on-Tees.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockton-on-Tees |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 14 of 14 | 93% |
| Pass a pub | 3 of 14 | 59% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 0 of 14 | 55% |
| Pass a public toilet | 2 of 14 | 24% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 0 of 14 | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 0 of 14 | 8% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Billingham Beck Valley, for your dog
If you live in Durham, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Billingham Beck Valley before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Durham is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Billingham Beck Valley?
- Stockton-on-Tees has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Billingham Beck Valley?
- 14 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Billingham Beck Valley.
Getting there
1 car park within Billingham Beck Valley or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.