Herringthorpe Playing Fields 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.42503, -1.33404
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 426m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 426m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Spear Thistle +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Spear Thistle +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Pleated Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap, Fly Agaric · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pleated Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap, Fly Agaric · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sheffield Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Canal
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 255 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 255 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 283 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
41,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,178 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Swift · Mute Swan +26
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison Swollen-thighed Beetle · Large Skipper · Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci · Volucella inanis · Cryptosiphum artemisiae +14
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans 🌿 Plants 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Frogbit · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Michaelmas-Daisy · Common Ragwort +27
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Yellow-rattle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,178 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Swift · Mute Swan +26
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison Swollen-thighed Beetle · Large Skipper · Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci · Volucella inanis · Cryptosiphum artemisiae +14
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans 🌿 Plants 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Frogbit · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Michaelmas-Daisy · Common Ragwort +27
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Yellow-rattle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Skipper
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
Thymelicus sylvestris
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Dryodurgades antoniae Dryodurgades antoniae
Dryodurgades antoniae Dryodurgades antoniae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Rhinanthus minor2025
Rhinanthus minor2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2025
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
Rose-of-Sharon Hypericum calycinum2025
Rose-of-Sharon Hypericum calycinum2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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