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Bill Hawes Recreation Ground

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePitchesBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.42832, -1.25696

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Starling +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Starling +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Honesty, Common Spotted-orchid +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Honesty, Common Spotted-orchid +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 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 route283 m
Named routeRef 6Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route142 m
Named routeRef 6Length 142 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route176 m
Named routeRef 6Length 176 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Service station on the A631

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Service station on the A631

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Thrybergh Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️THRYBERGHCountry park3.8 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Wickersley ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Silverwood Miners Welfare Resource CentreUrban park4.3 km→

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