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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.37236, -1.35444
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Chickweed, Creeping Thistle, Pedunculate Oak +112 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Chickweed, Creeping Thistle, Pedunculate Oak +112 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Water Chickweed, Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed +14 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map Sheffield Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Canal
Show on map Doorstep Walk Walking route ▾
Rowbotham's Round Walking route ▾
134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Norfolk Park Cycling Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Norfolk Park Local cycle route
Show on map 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
30,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,900 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Badger
Squirrel Sciurus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Chironomus plumosus · Comma · Willow Emerald Damselfly +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Chironomus plumosus Chironomus plumosus Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Biscuit Beetle Stegobium paniceum Hare's-foot Clover
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,900 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Badger
Squirrel Sciurus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Bat Chiroptera2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Chironomus plumosus · Comma · Willow Emerald Damselfly +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Chironomus plumosus Chironomus plumosus Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Biscuit Beetle Stegobium paniceum Hare's-foot Clover
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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