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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32681, -1.50121
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 307m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 307m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Wood Avens, Cow Parsley +165 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 13 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
19 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 route724 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 724 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route100 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Beauchief Drivebridleway · 731 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 731 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Photos
Across path cross Abbeydale Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Dunnock +24
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Mistletoe · Cow Parsley · Ivy +49
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- MistletoeViscum album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- IvyHedera helix
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Dunnock +24
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Mistletoe · Cow Parsley · Ivy +49
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- MistletoeViscum album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- IvyHedera helix
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bluebell
Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Wood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumRibwort 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 vulgareBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majus