Aldene Road Allotment Gardens
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.41128, -1.52640
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Dipper
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 379m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Dipper
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 379m away — 2 car parks within reach
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Dipper, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mallard, Dipper, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens, Hogweed +198 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Five
Bland Lanepublic footpath · 219 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Bland Lanepublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: service
Stour Lanepublic footpath · 242 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 242 mSurface gravelPath type: path
89 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
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bland Lanebridleway · 329 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 329 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Aldene Roadbridleway · 332 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 332 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
28,276 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,276 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Dipper · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Mallard +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Syrphus +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella inanis
Wood Speedwell · Red Valerian · Bittersweet · Hedge Mustard · Sweet Vernal-grass +44
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,276 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Dipper · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Mallard +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Syrphus +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella inanis
Wood Speedwell · Red Valerian · Bittersweet · Hedge Mustard · Sweet Vernal-grass +44
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiBeautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactylaBeautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactylaLarge Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaLarge Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaBrevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicaeCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataItalian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025PolypodiumPolypodium2025PolypodiumPolypodium2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Common MilletPanicum miliaceum2025Common MilletPanicum miliaceum2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025MistletoeViscum album2025MistletoeViscum album2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita2025Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita2025Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus2025Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2025Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025KnapweedCentaurea2025KnapweedCentaurea2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Lady's mantleAlchemilla2025Lady's mantleAlchemilla2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025