Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.33897, -1.49221
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Cow Parsley, Common Nettle +157 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 16 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
50 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
Photos
Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
38,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit · Magpie +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red Admiral · Brimstone · Varied Carpet Beetle +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants58 species
winterspring
2026▾
Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Garlic Mustard +53
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit · Magpie +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red Admiral · Brimstone · Varied Carpet Beetle +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants58 species
winterspring
2026▾
Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Garlic Mustard +53
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hogweed
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaSpring CrocusCrocus vernusSpring CrocusCrocus vernusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon 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 rutabulumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaEvents & activities nearby
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