Bassleton Wood and The Holmes is a Local Nature Reserve in the town of

Thornaby-on-Tees Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish on the River Tees's southern bank. It is in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in t ...

, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees,

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. Bassleton Wood is an ancient woodland. The Holmes follows the course of the River Tees and provides a haven for wildlife such as

roe deer The roe deer (''Capreolus capreolus''), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapt ...

have been seen within the nature reserve. Within The Holmes there is a wildlife pond that features some of the most rare species in northern England.

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{{coord, 54.536, -1.321, display=title, region:GB_scale:20000 Thornaby-on-Tees Local Nature Reserves in North Yorkshire Forests and woodlands of North Yorkshire