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Bradgate Park

1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Dunnock +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Dunnock +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Frogbit, Michaelmas-Daisy, Soapwort +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Frogbit, Michaelmas-Daisy, Soapwort +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Five Weirs WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Five

Sheffield CanalWalking route

Named routeRef Canal

Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route

Old Salt RoadWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

123 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Route 6Cycling route

Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

25,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +52

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · American Mink · Hedgehog · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
American MinkNeovison vison2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Brown Hawker · Large White · Small White · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lime-speck Pug +11

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Small WhitePieris rapae
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2025

Shaggy Inkcap

Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus

🌿

Plants39 species

summerautumn

2026

Frogbit · Michaelmas-Daisy · Soapwort · Fox-and-cubs · Yellow Iris +34

FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Water-StarwortCallitriche2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
StrawberryFragaria2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
FigFicus carica2025
Persian IvyHedera colchica2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,076 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +52

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · American Mink · Hedgehog · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
American MinkNeovison vison2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Brown Hawker · Large White · Small White · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lime-speck Pug +11

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Small WhitePieris rapae
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2025

Shaggy Inkcap

Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus

🌿

Plants39 species

summerautumn

2026

Frogbit · Michaelmas-Daisy · Soapwort · Fox-and-cubs · Yellow Iris +34

FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Water-StarwortCallitriche2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
StrawberryFragaria2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
FigFicus carica2025
Persian IvyHedera colchica2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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