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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.30179, -1.46360
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
playground, toilets, parking
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Himalayan Balsam +108 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Fanshaw Bankpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: residential
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route161 m▾
Named routeLength 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route517 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route13 m▾
Named routeLength 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Dronfield Town Football Club Car Parking · Paid · 102m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,229 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,229 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026Goldfinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · House Sparrow
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Bank Vole
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants111 species
springsummer
2026Cow Parsley · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Himalayan Balsam · Hazel · Common Ragwort
+106 more speciesHide species list
All 111 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,229 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026Goldfinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · House Sparrow
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Bank Vole
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2025Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants111 species
springsummer
2026Cow Parsley · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Himalayan Balsam · Hazel · Common Ragwort
+106 more speciesHide species list
All 111 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myodes glareolus
Myodes glareolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusMoleTalpa europaeaMoleTalpa europaeaField VoleMicrotus agrestisField VoleMicrotus agrestisWeaselMustela nivalisWeaselMustela nivalis2025
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Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis20252025
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Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025NipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025SpeedwellVeronicaSpeedwellVeronicaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025MedickMedicago sativa2025MedickMedicago sativa2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025VervainVerbena officinalis2025VervainVerbena officinalis2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025Small-fruited Yellow-sedgeCarex viridula subsp. viridula2025Small-fruited Yellow-sedgeCarex viridula subsp. viridula2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2025Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2025Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Events & activities nearby
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