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Green Lane Allotments

69 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome69 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 256m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 256m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Coot +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Coot +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Heron WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route414 m

Named routeRef 62Length 414 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 62Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route67 m

Named routeRef 62Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route569 m

Named routeRef 62Length 569 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Lowfield Lanebridleway · 1.4 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

58,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Coot · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +46

RedwingTurdus iliacus
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2025

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Coot · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +46

RedwingTurdus iliacus
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2025

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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