Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome135 ha
Getting here
53.33787, -1.51773
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Jackdaw +26 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Robin, Wren, Jackdaw +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Cow Parsley, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +39 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 69 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
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
44 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 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
39 public paths nearby
Public paths
Water Lanebridleway · 418 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 418 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Fenney Lanebridleway · 496 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 496 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
The Woodland Centre - Ecclesall Woods
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Norellia spinipes · Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants42 species
winterspring
2026▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Creeping Buttercup +37
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,175 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Norellia spinipes · Harlequin Ladybird · Agathomyia wankowiczii
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants42 species
winterspring
2026▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Cow Parsley · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Garlic Mustard · Creeping Buttercup +37
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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