Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.30179, -1.46360
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Himalayan Balsam +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Fanshaw Bankpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: residential
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route161 m▾
Named routeLength 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route517 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route13 m▾
Named routeLength 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,201 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,201 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Magpie · House Sparrow +23
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Field Vole +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Sphaerophoria
Hazel · Snowdrop · Bittersweet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Himalayan Balsam +33
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,201 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Magpie · House Sparrow +23
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Field Vole +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Sphaerophoria
Hazel · Snowdrop · Bittersweet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Himalayan Balsam +33
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius20252025
2025
SpeedwellVeronicaSpeedwellVeronicaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025MedickMedicago sativa2025MedickMedicago sativa2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Events & activities nearby
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