Bolehill Recreation Ground
29 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
53.39025, -1.50950
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Five
Northfield Roadpublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Long Walkpublic footpath · 358 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 358 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Long Walkpublic footpath · 173 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 173 mPath type: footway
104 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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Playground Area, Bolehill Recreation Ground, Northfield Avenue, Crookes, Sheffield
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
69,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
69,170 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Rusty-Back Fern · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cowslip · Winter Heliotrope +11
- Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Sow Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
69,170 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug
- PeacockAglais io
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Rusty-Back Fern · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cowslip · Winter Heliotrope +11
- Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Sow Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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SnowdropGalanthusSnowdropGalanthusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSpurgeEuphorbiaSpurgeEuphorbiaPrimrosePrimulaPrimrosePrimulaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisValerianValerianaValerianValerianaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025Events & activities nearby
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