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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
53.29994, -1.47328
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Coffee Central — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Coffee Central — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wigeon, Blackbird +30 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Wigeon, Blackbird +30 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Snowdrop, Gorse +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Fanshaw Bankpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: residential
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route161 m▾
Named routeLength 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route517 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route16 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,376 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,376 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Wigeon · Blackbird · Shoveler · Magpie +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Volucella pellucens · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Gorse · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hart's-Tongue +72
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,376 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Wigeon · Blackbird · Shoveler · Magpie +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Volucella pellucens · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Gorse · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hart's-Tongue +72
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Shieldbug
Birch Shieldbug
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis2025
Bellis perennis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025Corn MintMentha arvensis2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025MedickMedicago sativa2025MedickMedicago sativa2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025LilacSyringa vulgaris2025LilacSyringa vulgaris2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025daffodilsNarcissus2025daffodilsNarcissus2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025Events & activities nearby
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