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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.39211, -1.34409
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hogweed, Meadowsweet +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Ragwort +135 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Ragwort +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map Sheffield Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Canal
Show on map Doorstep Walk Walking route ▾
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Rotherham Roundwalk public footpath · 542 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 542 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map Rotherham Roundwalk public footpath · 410 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 410 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
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Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 627 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blackburn Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
18,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Grey Heron · Gadwall +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Chironomus plumosus · Biscuit Beetle +15
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Chironomus plumosus Chironomus plumosus Biscuit Beetle Stegobium paniceum2025 Gypsywort · Common Spotted-orchid · Marsh Foxtail · Marsh Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid +15
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Ramsons Allium ursinum Marsh Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Grey Heron · Gadwall +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Chironomus plumosus · Biscuit Beetle +15
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Chironomus plumosus Chironomus plumosus Biscuit Beetle Stegobium paniceum2025 Gypsywort · Common Spotted-orchid · Marsh Foxtail · Marsh Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid +15
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Ramsons Allium ursinum Marsh Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Phylidorea ferruginea Phylidorea ferruginea2025
Phylidorea ferruginea Phylidorea ferruginea2025
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2025
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Equisetum palustre
Equisetum palustre
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea 