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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32302, -1.50882
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ 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 186m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ 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 186m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026; Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026; Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Lesser Celandine, Wood Avens +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route100 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route473 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 473 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Beauchief Drivebridleway · 731 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 731 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Photos
Looking over towards Abbeydale Golf Course, 1991
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Wildlife to spot
38,923 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,923 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cow Parsley · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +33
- MistletoeViscum album
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,923 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cow Parsley · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +33
- MistletoeViscum album
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium