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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32804, -1.50724
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 253m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 253m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Cow Parsley, Mistletoe +162 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Porter Brook TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
20 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
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route724 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 724 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Beauchief Drivebridleway · 731 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 731 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
40,787 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Dunnock · Great Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Cleavers +49
- MistletoeViscum album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Dunnock · Great Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Cleavers +49
- MistletoeViscum album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-leaved Dock
Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium