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Meersbrook Allotment Gardens

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.35306, -1.45994

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Wood Avens, Herb-Robert +220 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Wood Avens, Herb-Robert +220 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
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
Cat Lanepublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Cat Lanepublic footpath · 376 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 376 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Cat Lanepublic footpath · 2 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface gravelPath type: path
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Cycling

102 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Allotments at Meersbrook/Carfield

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Allotments at Meersbrook/Carfield

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