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Needle’s Eye

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53.48465, -1.40442

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella inanis +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella inanis +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Fuchsia Rust +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Fuchsia Rust +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Old Salt RoadWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route112 m

Named routeRef 62Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

25,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff +54

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica2025
Platalea leucorodia leucorodiaPlatalea leucorodia leucorodia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2026

Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Volucella inanis · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis +16

SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Willow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
TramaTrama
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025

🍄

Fungi4 species

summer

2025

Sycamore Tarspot · Fuchsia Rust · Oak Mildew · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Lucerne · Cock's-foot · Yellow Iris · Water Mint · Galingale +6

LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Water MintMentha aquatica
GalingaleCyperus longus
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum
BeechFagus sylvatica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff +54

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica2025
Platalea leucorodia leucorodiaPlatalea leucorodia leucorodia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2026

Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Volucella inanis · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis +16

SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Willow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
TramaTrama
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025

🍄

Fungi4 species

summer

2025

Sycamore Tarspot · Fuchsia Rust · Oak Mildew · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Lucerne · Cock's-foot · Yellow Iris · Water Mint · Galingale +6

LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Water MintMentha aquatica
GalingaleCyperus longus
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum
BeechFagus sylvatica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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