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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.45768, -1.34256

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Greater Bulb-Fly, Hairy Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Greater Bulb-Fly, Hairy Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Common Pocket-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Common Pocket-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Five Weirs WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Five

Sheffield CanalWalking route

Named routeRef Canal

Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Old Salt RoadWalking route

Named route

Occupation Roadpublic footpath · 140 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

Main RouteCycling route15 m

Named routeRef 67Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

163,242 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

163,242 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss

Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

163,242 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss

Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dave Bevis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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