Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.32590, -1.50445
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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 Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 359m 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 Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 359m away — 2 car parks within reach
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +83 more · last seen 2026; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Cow Parsley, Mistletoe +172 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 53 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
18 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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Water Lanebridleway · 418 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 418 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Beauchief Drivebridleway · 731 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 731 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
36,513 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,513 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- 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
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants45 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +40
- MistletoeViscum album
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,513 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- 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
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants45 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mistletoe · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Capillary Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +40
- MistletoeViscum album
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas