Pitsmoor Adventure Playground 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Sheffield Getting here
53.39621, -1.45974
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Plants — Rowan, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Varied Carpet Beetle +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Varied Carpet Beetle +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Porter Brook Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Porter Local cycle route
Show on map Sheffield Town Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Sheffield
Show on map Sheffield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SRW
Show on map Norfolk Heritage Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NHW
Show on map Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map 176 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Photos Junction of Burngreave Street and Catherine Road
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Wildlife to spot
31,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,564 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit +24
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Dock Bug +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 🌿 Plants 34 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Liverwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss +29
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,564 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit +24
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Dock Bug +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 🌿 Plants 34 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Liverwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss +29
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Galinsoga Galinsoga2025
Galinsoga Galinsoga2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Sow Thistle Sonchus
Sow Thistle Sonchus
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Spurge Euphorbia
Spurge Euphorbia
Valerian Valeriana
Valerian Valeriana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa2025
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Bladder-senna Colutea arborescens2025
Bladder-senna Colutea arborescens2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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