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Bellhouse Road Playing Fields

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons, Marsh-marigold +55 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons, Marsh-marigold +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Hawthorn, Hazel +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sheffield Town WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Sheffield

Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route

Named routeRef NHW

Five Weirs WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Five

Sheffield CanalWalking route

Named routeRef Canal

Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

181 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

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

28,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
SwiftApus apus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
CootFulica atra2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Grey-headed WagtailMotacilla flava thunbergi2025
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2025
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Red DeerCervus elaphus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +17

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
CommaPolygonia c-album
Elateroides dermestoidesElateroides dermestoides
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hairy-clubhorn SawfliesTrichiosoma
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2022
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2021

🍄

Fungi4 species

spring

2022

King Alfred's Cakes · Lumpy Bracket · Scarlet Elfcup · Glistening Inkcap

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus

🌿

Plants58 species

spring

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Ramsons · Marsh-marigold · Hawthorn · Hazel +53

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HazelCorylus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Holy-flaxSantolina rosmarinifolia2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
PearPyrus communis2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
BindweedCalystegia2023
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
AspenPopulus tremula2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Goat WillowSalix caprea2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
SwiftApus apus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
CootFulica atra2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Grey-headed WagtailMotacilla flava thunbergi2025
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2025
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Red DeerCervus elaphus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +17

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
CommaPolygonia c-album
Elateroides dermestoidesElateroides dermestoides
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hairy-clubhorn SawfliesTrichiosoma
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2022
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2021

🍄

Fungi4 species

spring

2022

King Alfred's Cakes · Lumpy Bracket · Scarlet Elfcup · Glistening Inkcap

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus

🌿

Plants58 species

spring

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Ramsons · Marsh-marigold · Hawthorn · Hazel +53

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HazelCorylus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Holy-flaxSantolina rosmarinifolia2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
PearPyrus communis2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
BindweedCalystegia2023
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
AspenPopulus tremula2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Goat WillowSalix caprea2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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