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Cricket Pitch

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.40213, -1.53582

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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
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Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bush Vetch, Garlic Mustard, Wood Speedwell +128 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bush Vetch, Garlic Mustard, Wood Speedwell +128 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Beech, Elder +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
Black Lanepublic footpath · 768 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 768 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Low Matlock Lanepublic footpath · 175 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Low Matlock Lanepublic footpath · 497 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 497 mSurface gravelPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal 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
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Greaves Lanebyway open to all traffic · 264 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 264 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Greaves Lanebyway open to all traffic · 711 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 711 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Greaves Lanebyway open to all traffic · 187 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 187 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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Cricket pitch

📷 Wikipedia · Cricket pitch · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hillsborough ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Endcliffe ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Rivelin ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Bolehill Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Hillsborough ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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