🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.49691, -1.35345
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +1 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Ash, Wild Cherry +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Ash, Wild Cherry +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Dawson Lane public footpath · 391 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 391 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 414 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 414 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Battison Lane bridleway · 517 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 517 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
25,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Gorse Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Cowslip · Devil's-bit Scabious · Cypress Spurge · Wild Carrot · Ash +10
Cowslip Primula veris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Wild Carrot Daucus carota Ash Fraxinus excelsior Wild Cherry Prunus avium Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Gorse Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Cowslip · Devil's-bit Scabious · Cypress Spurge · Wild Carrot · Ash +10
Cowslip Primula veris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Wild Carrot Daucus carota Ash Fraxinus excelsior Wild Cherry Prunus avium Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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