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Victoria Park

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📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.26905, -1.34876

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Quick Bites Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Quick Bites Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Alder, Wormwood +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cuckoo WayWalking route

Named route

Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

The Chaffinch TrailWalking route

Named route

The Miners WayWalking route

Named route

Netherthorpe Footbridgepublic footpath · 30 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: footway

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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Stockley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Doorstep RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

33,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +59

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +59

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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