🌱 Urban park

Bierlow Park

7 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.51404, -1.37297

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6 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Barnsley Boundary Walk

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route▾

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 67Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route27 m▾

Named routeRef 62Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this urban park

Bierlow Park is a urban park covering 7 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

268,840 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

268,840 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds50 species recorded

Lapwing · Gadwall · Teal

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects1 species recorded

Eristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

268,840 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds50 species recorded

Lapwing · Gadwall · Teal

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects1 species recorded

Eristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alongside the back gardens of Kingfisher Drive

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Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alongside the back gardens of Kingfisher Drive

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · Free · 96m

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Playground

95m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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