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Herringthorpe Playing Fields

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.42494, -1.33625

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pleated Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pleated Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield CanalWalking route
Named routeRef Canal
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route255 m
Named routeRef 67Length 255 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route95 m
Named routeRef 67Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Herringthorpe Playing Fields

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Herringthorpe Playing Fields

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Nearby places

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🌱Clifton ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Clifton ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Rock GardenUrban park1 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Minster GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Ulley Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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