Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome250 ha
Getting here
53.42785, -1.43169
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Fig, Rosebay Willowherb +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Sheffield
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRef Canal
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
174 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Peggy Lanebridleway · 710 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 710 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey-headed WagtailMotacilla flava thunbergi
- SwiftsApodidae
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy-clubhorn SawfliesTrichiosoma
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
🌿Plants26 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Fig · Garlic Mustard · Flowering Currant · Common Whitlowgrass +21
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- FigFicus carica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Rosebay Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey-headed WagtailMotacilla flava thunbergi
- SwiftsApodidae
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy-clubhorn SawfliesTrichiosoma
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
🌿Plants26 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Fig · Garlic Mustard · Flowering Currant · Common Whitlowgrass +21
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- FigFicus carica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Rosebay Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Chamaenerion angustifolium
Chamaenerion angustifolium
TansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusToothwortLathraea squamariaToothwortLathraea squamariaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024PearPyrus communis2024PearPyrus communis2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2024SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023Events & activities nearby
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