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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Sheffield Getting here
53.43455, -1.47098
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Philaenus +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Philaenus +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Cherry Laurel +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Cherry Laurel +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map Sheffield Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Canal
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Upper Don Trail Walking route ▾
Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 627 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Colley Avenue's junction with Rokeby Road, Parson Cross Estate
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Wildlife to spot
11,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch +17
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swifts Apodidae2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Badger · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Indet. Deer · Stoat
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Indet. Deer Cervidae Stoat Mustela erminea Grass Snake · Adder
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Newt · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Newt Triturus Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Physiphora alceae +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Brown Cup
Brown Cup Rutstroemia firma Bluebell · Cherry Laurel · Scorpion Weed · Wood Avens · Lesser Celandine +1
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch +17
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swifts Apodidae2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Badger · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Indet. Deer · Stoat
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Indet. Deer Cervidae Stoat Mustela erminea Grass Snake · Adder
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Newt · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Newt Triturus Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Physiphora alceae +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Brown Cup
Brown Cup Rutstroemia firma Bluebell · Cherry Laurel · Scorpion Weed · Wood Avens · Lesser Celandine +1
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hairy-clubhorn Sawflies Trichiosoma
Hairy-clubhorn Sawflies Trichiosoma
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Bee Apoidea
Bee Apoidea
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda 