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Azalea Garden

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📷 Stuart Fenton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Wentworth Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Wentworth Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingToilets

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Danish Scurvygrass, Bracken +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Danish Scurvygrass, Bracken +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 627Cycling route

Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network

Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +74

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwiftApus apus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
CootFulica atra2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐝

Insects21 species

summerautumn

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Suillia pallida · Phaonia signata · Melanostoma scalare +16

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Fannia manicataFannia manicata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
HoverflySyrphidae
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2023

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2025

Sweet Chestnut · Danish Scurvygrass · Bracken · Yellow Archangel · Common Nettle +19

Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cretan TulipTulipa saxatilis
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Blue-eyed-MaryOmphalodes verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
YewTaxus baccata2023
Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2023
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2023
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +74

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwiftApus apus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
CootFulica atra2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐝

Insects21 species

summerautumn

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Suillia pallida · Phaonia signata · Melanostoma scalare +16

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Fannia manicataFannia manicata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
HoverflySyrphidae
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2023

🌿

Plants24 species

spring

2025

Sweet Chestnut · Danish Scurvygrass · Bracken · Yellow Archangel · Common Nettle +19

Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cretan TulipTulipa saxatilis
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Blue-eyed-MaryOmphalodes verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
YewTaxus baccata2023
Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2023
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2023
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stuart Fenton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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