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Ridgeway Bowling Green

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBowlsBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.33165, -1.39699

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Red Clover +218 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Red Clover +218 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Guelder-rose +22 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Robinbrook Lanepublic footpath · 286 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 286 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ridgeway - Footpath and Queens Head

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ridgeway - Footpath and Queens Head

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✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Hollinsend ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Richmond ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Gleadless CommonUrban park3.4 km→🌱Beaver Hill ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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