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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.36094, -1.46831
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Pig Pens on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Pig Pens on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 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
119 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 6Cycling route▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Heeley Parish Church, from Hartley Street, Heeley, Sheffield
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
46,738 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
46,738 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Common Pipistrelle · Badger
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Comma · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Syrphus torvus
🌿Plants47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Field Wood-rush · Elder · Wall Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +42
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,738 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Common Pipistrelle · Badger
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Comma · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Syrphus torvus
🌿Plants47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Field Wood-rush · Elder · Wall Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +42
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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