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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.42011, -1.35373
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Pied Wagtail 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Pied Wagtail 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Watercress, Chives +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map Sheffield Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Canal
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Lawton Lane public footpath · 311 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 311 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Wood Lane public footpath · 209 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 209 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 627 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blackburn Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Mallard · Mute Swan · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Tit +32
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · American Mink
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison2025 Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci · Winter Moth · Common Ground-hopper · Small Tortoiseshell · Lime-speck Pug +2
Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Red-legged Shieldbug Shaggy Inkcap · Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Frogbit · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Hart's-Tongue · Canadian Fleabane +17
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Mallard · Mute Swan · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Tit +32
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · American Mink
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison2025 Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci · Winter Moth · Common Ground-hopper · Small Tortoiseshell · Lime-speck Pug +2
Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Red-legged Shieldbug Shaggy Inkcap · Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Frogbit · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Hart's-Tongue · Canadian Fleabane +17
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
2025
2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2025
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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