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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32386, -1.50668
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 347m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 347m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Lesser Celandine, Wood Avens +174 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 26 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
17 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
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Wildlife to spot
35,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cow Parsley +32
- MistletoeViscum album
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,964 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cow Parsley +32
- MistletoeViscum album
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
