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🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.43279, -1.35803
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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 Mallard and Mute Swan ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fitzwilliam And Hughes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fitzwilliam And Hughes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious, Bee Orchid +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious, Bee Orchid +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ▾
97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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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 Blackburn Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,937 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,937 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Rock Dove · Mute Swan · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Tit +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · American Mink
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Winter Moth · Common Ground-hopper · Small Tortoiseshell
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae 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 · Water-Starwort · Hart's-Tongue +17
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Water-Starwort Callitriche2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,937 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Rock Dove · Mute Swan · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Tit +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · American Mink
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Winter Moth · Common Ground-hopper · Small Tortoiseshell
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae 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 · Water-Starwort · Hart's-Tongue +17
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Water-Starwort Callitriche2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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