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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.48098, -1.58636
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Chaffinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Old George Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Chaffinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Old George Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Kestrel +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Kestrel +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Ploughman's-spikenard, Common Bistort +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route▾
Upper Don Trailpublic footpath · 117 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: cycleway
Upper Don Trailpublic footpath · 230 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 230 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Upper Don Trailpublic footpath · 18 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Little Don Cycleway Link (Upper Don Trail)bridleway · 256 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 256 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Photos
Stocksbridge Clock Tower Gardens
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +18
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Earwig · Field Grasshopper +9
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Wood Anemone · Ploughman's-spikenard · Common Bistort · Lesser Celandine · Great Wood-rush +64
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025
- Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +18
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Earwig · Field Grasshopper +9
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Wood Anemone · Ploughman's-spikenard · Common Bistort · Lesser Celandine · Great Wood-rush +64
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025
- Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2025Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum20242025
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Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2025HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025BrambleRubus2025BrambleRubus2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2025Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaPolytrichumPolytrichumPolytrichumPolytrichumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2025Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025Evening PrimroseOenothera2025Evening PrimroseOenothera2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025PoppyPapaver2025PoppyPapaver2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2025Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2025Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Events & activities nearby
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