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Bowcroft Cemetery

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Harebell, Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Sorrel +159 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Harebell, Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Sorrel +159 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hogweed, Wood-sorrel +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 14-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 14-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
River Sheaf WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SheafLocal cycle route
Upper Don TrailWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal 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 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Malin Bridge to Langsett RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Riggs Low Roadbridleway · 611 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 611 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Spoon Lanebridleway · 560 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 560 mSurface gravelPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

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In Bowcroft Cemetery on Riggs High Road

In Bowcroft Cemetery on Riggs High Road

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