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Gosforth Fields

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.30325, -1.48892

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Starling +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Starling +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ribwort Plantain, Garlic Mustard +140 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ribwort Plantain, Garlic Mustard +140 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Elder, Blackthorn +24 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
GHB Ward WalkWalking route
Named route
Barnes Lanepublic footpath · 199 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Summerwood Lanepublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New development, Lindup Road

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New development, Lindup Road

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