Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.39907, -1.42124
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕IceSheffield Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕IceSheffield Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Mediterranean Gull +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Mediterranean Gull +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Woolly Alder Sawfly, Batman Hoverfly +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Sheffield CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRef Canal
192 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
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Steel ladle at the Don Valley Bowl
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,391 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Wigeon · Kingfisher +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Brown Hawker · Eristalis nemorum · Birch Shieldbug +14
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Speckled Wood
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Fig · Traveller's-joy · Common Fleabane +13
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- FigFicus carica
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,391 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Wigeon · Kingfisher +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Brown Hawker · Eristalis nemorum · Birch Shieldbug +14
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Speckled Wood
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Fig · Traveller's-joy · Common Fleabane +13
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- FigFicus carica
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pararge aegeria
Pararge aegeria
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidaeIndet. LadybirdCoccinellidaeEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBlack Nightshade
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusBladder-sennaColutea arborescensBladder-sennaColutea arborescensStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaEvents & activities nearby
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