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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
53.33296, -1.51290
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Joni — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Joni — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: ABBEYDALE WORKS MUSEUM; Historic site
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mistletoe, Cow Parsley, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 19 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
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
29 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 route62 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
18 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Mill Pond, Abbeydale, Sheffield
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Wildlife to spot
37,021 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,021 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Great Tit · Mallard · Wren · Blue Tit +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · American Skunk-cabbage · Broad-leaved Dock +42
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- YewTaxus baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,021 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Great Tit · Mallard · Wren · Blue Tit +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · American Skunk-cabbage · Broad-leaved Dock +42
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- YewTaxus baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Avens
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum
Geum urbanum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum