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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.47173, -1.48535
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cherry Laurel, Bilberry, Rhododendron +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Bilberry, Rhododendron +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route▾
100 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
43,931 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,931 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CootFulica atra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🐝Insects6 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Meadow Brown · Ringlet +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
White Saddle · False Deathcap · Yellow Stagshorn
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- False DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrina
- Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cherry Laurel · Bilberry · Rhododendron · Snowberry · Blackthorn +5
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- RhododendronRhododendron
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- White Poplar
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,931 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CootFulica atra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🐝Insects6 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Meadow Brown · Ringlet +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
White Saddle · False Deathcap · Yellow Stagshorn
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- False DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrina
- Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cherry Laurel · Bilberry · Rhododendron · Snowberry · Blackthorn +5
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- RhododendronRhododendron
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- White Poplar
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Populus alba
Populus alba
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulus