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🛝Family🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome83 ha
Getting here
53.34161, -1.50131
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Millhouses Park Kiosk — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Millhouses Park Kiosk — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 22 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
63 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
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Five swans in Millhouses Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
43,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,181 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Wren +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · Brimstone · Varied Carpet Beetle +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants67 species
winterspring
2026▾
Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cleavers · Herb-Robert +62
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,181 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Wren +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · Brimstone · Varied Carpet Beetle +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Agathomyia wankowicziiAgathomyia wankowiczii
🌿Plants67 species
winterspring
2026▾
Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cleavers · Herb-Robert +62
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiEvents & activities nearby
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