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Getting here
53.35176, -1.21829
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Rowan, Toothwort +280 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Doorstep WalkWalking route▾
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route▾
Rotherham RingWalking route▾
Doorstep WalkWalking route▾
Lidsters Lanepublic footpath · 167 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mPath type: service
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route218 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route378 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
First Lanebridleway · 377 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 377 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
10,081 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,081 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CootFulica atra
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Greater Bulb-Fly +26
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Toothwort · Buckthorn · Ploughman's-spikenard · Meadowsweet · Ground-ivy +53
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Fingered SedgeCarex digitata
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,081 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CootFulica atra
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Greater Bulb-Fly +26
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Toothwort · Buckthorn · Ploughman's-spikenard · Meadowsweet · Ground-ivy +53
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Fingered SedgeCarex digitata
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillarePointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisRock PouncewortCololejeunea calcareaRock PouncewortCololejeunea calcareaNettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula tracheliumNettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula tracheliumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachLarge-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllosLarge-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllosOrchidOrchidaceaeOrchidOrchidaceaeWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisDowny VeilwortMetzgeria pubescensDowny VeilwortMetzgeria pubescensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennis