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Heeley Common

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.35990, -1.45715

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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
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Wood Avens +218 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Wood Avens +218 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Garlic Mustard +27 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

Five Weirs WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Five

Cat Lanepublic footpath · 376 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 376 mSurface gravelPath type: path

🚴

Cycling

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

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

40,973 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,973 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Dunnock · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +26

DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Badger

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
AcericerusAcericerus

🌿

Plants49 species

winterspring

2026

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Field Wood-rush · Elder · Herb-Robert · Coltsfoot +44

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
ElderSambucus nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
CleaversGalium aparine
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Cornelian-cherryCornus mas
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
LoniceraLonicera
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
AshFraxinus excelsior
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,973 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Dunnock · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +26

DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Badger

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
AcericerusAcericerus

🌿

Plants49 species

winterspring

2026

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Field Wood-rush · Elder · Herb-Robert · Coltsfoot +44

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
ElderSambucus nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
CleaversGalium aparine
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Cornelian-cherryCornus mas
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
LoniceraLonicera
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
AshFraxinus excelsior
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gleadless Road, looking towards Heeley, Sheffield

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