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Burncross Road Allotment Gardens

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs 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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Saddle, False Deathcap, Yellow Stagshorn · last seen 2025; Fungi — White Saddle, False Deathcap, Yellow Stagshorn · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cherry Laurel, Bilberry, Rowan +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Bilberry, Rowan +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Skipper, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Skipper, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Sessile Oak +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Windmill Hill Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Service station on Burncross Road (B6546)

Service station on Burncross Road (B6546)

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