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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.35540, -1.22125
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 245m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 245m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Rowan, Lady's Bedstraw +279 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Doorstep WalkWalking route▾
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route▾
Rotherham RingWalking route▾
Doorstep WalkWalking route▾
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route218 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route378 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,970 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CootFulica atra
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Greater Bulb-Fly +26
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Toothwort · Buckthorn · Ploughman's-spikenard · Meadowsweet · Gorse +52
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,970 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CootFulica atra
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Greater Bulb-Fly +26
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Toothwort · Buckthorn · Ploughman's-spikenard · Meadowsweet · Gorse +52
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaFingered SedgeCarex digitataFingered SedgeCarex digitataEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillarePointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataRock PouncewortCololejeunea calcareaRock PouncewortCololejeunea calcareaNettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula tracheliumNettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula tracheliumChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachLarge-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllosLarge-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllosSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumOrchidOrchidaceaeOrchidOrchidaceaeDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumDowny VeilwortMetzgeria pubescensDowny VeilwortMetzgeria pubescensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisParsley PiertAphanes 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