Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha
Getting here
53.38643, -1.48753
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bartolomé Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bartolomé Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Capillary Thread-moss, Common Liverwort +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Porter Brook TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Five
143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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'Challenge' at The Ponderosa, Upperthorpe, Sheffield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
51,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
51,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Great Tit +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Trichopsocus brincki · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Comma · Harlequin Ladybird +5
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- 2-spot Ladybird
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Capillary Thread-moss · Common Liverwort · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +22
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Rusty-Back Fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
51,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Great Tit +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Trichopsocus brincki · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Comma · Harlequin Ladybird +5
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- 2-spot Ladybird
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Capillary Thread-moss · Common Liverwort · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +22
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Rusty-Back Fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataAsplenium ceterach
Asplenium ceterach
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumSow ThistleSonchusSow ThistleSonchusSnowdropGalanthusSnowdropGalanthusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSpurgeEuphorbiaSpurgeEuphorbiaPrimrosePrimulaPrimrosePrimulaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisValerianValerianaValerianValerianaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025Events & activities nearby
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