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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Playing field
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Scarce Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Bramble, Hazel +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m▾
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km▾
The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.
Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Allington Roadpublic footpath · 86 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mPath type: service
High Hurst Closepublic footpath · 75 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: residential
Powell Roadpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: residential
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Blind Lanebyway open to all traffic · 166 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 166 mPath type: residential
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
16,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,649 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Skylark · Robin · Barn Owl · Blackbird +26
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Emberiza citrinella caliginosaEmberiza citrinella caliginosa2024
- RazorbillAlca torda2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Badger · Natterer's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +5
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Roe Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Grass Snake · Adder
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Brown Hawker · Scarce Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper · White-legged Damselfly +32
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Holly · Bramble · Hazel · Ramsons · Alder +24
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,649 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Skylark · Robin · Barn Owl · Blackbird +26
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Emberiza citrinella caliginosaEmberiza citrinella caliginosa2024
- RazorbillAlca torda2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Badger · Natterer's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +5
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Roe Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Grass Snake · Adder
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Brown Hawker · Scarce Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Meadow Grasshopper · White-legged Damselfly +32
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Holly · Bramble · Hazel · Ramsons · Alder +24
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024MoleTalpa europaea2024MoleTalpa europaea2024Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Red FoxVulpes vulpes20222024
2024
Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataTrichius gallicusTrichius gallicusTrichius gallicusTrichius gallicusRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataBrilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallicaBrilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallicaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2024Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2023Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2023Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Wild Teasel
Wild Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum2025
Dipsacus fullonum2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2022Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2021Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2021Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2021Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2021