Archer Lane Allotment Home and Garden Society 5 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Sheffield Getting here
53.35652, -1.49716
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Cherry Tree 181m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Cherry Tree 181m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Wood Avens, Cleavers +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Wood Avens, Cleavers +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Common Chickweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Trichopsocus brincki +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Trichopsocus brincki +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Porter Brook Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Porter Local cycle route
Show on map Sheffield Town Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Sheffield
Show on map Sheffield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SRW
Show on map Norfolk Heritage Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NHW
Show on map Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map 88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norfolk Park Cycling Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Norfolk Park Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 627 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos From Archer Lane looking along Brincliffe Edge behind Bannerdale Road
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Wildlife to spot
77,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 77,913 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jay Garrulus glandarius Common Pipistrelle · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki · Ectopsocus petersi · Varied Carpet Beetle +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Phaonia signata 🌿 Plants 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Herb-Robert · Few-flowered Garlic · Field Wood-rush · Wall Screw-moss +26
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 77,913 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jay Garrulus glandarius Common Pipistrelle · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki · Ectopsocus petersi · Varied Carpet Beetle +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Phaonia signata 🌿 Plants 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Herb-Robert · Few-flowered Garlic · Field Wood-rush · Wall Screw-moss +26
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata
Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss
Bryum capillare
Bryum capillare
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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