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53.35581, -1.51320

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Annual Meadow-grass, Common Chickweed, Common Feather-moss +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Annual Meadow-grass, Common Chickweed, Common Feather-moss +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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Cycling

83 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

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 627Cycling route

Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

57,775 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

57,775 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

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Insects4 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

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Plants6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Annual Meadow-grass · Common Chickweed · Common Feather-moss · Field-rose · Mistletoe +1

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Field-roseRosa arvensis
MistletoeViscum album2025
PolypodiumPolypodium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

57,775 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🐝

Insects4 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Annual Meadow-grass · Common Chickweed · Common Feather-moss · Field-rose · Mistletoe +1

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Field-roseRosa arvensis
MistletoeViscum album2025
PolypodiumPolypodium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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