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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
53.35304, -1.42263
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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 Starling
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — 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 Starling
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Black Ant, Red-legged Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Sheffield CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRef Canal
108 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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Magpie · Blackbird +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Rat · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pine Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +17
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Beech · Hawthorn · Musk-mallow · Sycamore · Raspberry +68
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Magpie · Blackbird +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Rat · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pine Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +17
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Beech · Hawthorn · Musk-mallow · Sycamore · Raspberry +68
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025BumblebeeBombus2025BumblebeeBombus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus20252025
2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLoniceraLoniceraLoniceraLoniceraGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025FigwortScrophularia2025FigwortScrophularia2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2025Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Events & activities nearby
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