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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome135 ha
Getting here
53.33787, -1.51773
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 69 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
39 public paths nearby
Public paths
Water Lanebridleway · 418 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 418 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Fenney Lanebridleway · 496 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 496 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
The Woodland Centre - Ecclesall Woods
Photos
The Woodland Centre - Ecclesall Woods
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Wildlife to spot
37,175 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Wren · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026Common Frog
Norellia spinipes · Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants42 species
winterspring
2026American Skunk-cabbage · Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Creeping Buttercup
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Capillary Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Wren · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026Common Frog
Norellia spinipes · Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants42 species
winterspring
2026American Skunk-cabbage · Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Creeping Buttercup
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Capillary Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bryum capillare
Bryum capillare
DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum