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Rother Valley Country Park

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Getting here

53.33795, -1.30653

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Wild Strawberry, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Avens, Hogweed, Fox-and-cubs +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Hogweed, Fox-and-cubs +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Syrphus +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Syrphus +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cuckoo WayWalking route

Named route

The Chaffinch TrailWalking route

Named route

Doorstep WalkWalking route

Named route

Rowbotham's RoundWalking route

Named route

Rotherham RingWalking route

Named route

Barber's Lanepublic footpath · 723 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 723 mSurface gravelPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 674Cycling route

Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network

Doorstep RideCycling route

Named routeLocal 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

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Pithouse Lanebridleway · 1.4 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

13,858 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,858 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

winterautumn

2025

Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Coot +76

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoosanderMergus merganser
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little StintCalidris minuta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ScaupAythya marila
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Feral Goat · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Feral GoatCapra hircus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus · Common Darter · 2-spot Ladybird +16

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
SyrphusSyrphus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants92 species

spring

2026

Wood Avens · Hogweed · Fox-and-cubs · Ivy · Rosebay Willowherb +87

Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
Yellow BartsiaParentucellia viscosa2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,858 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

winterautumn

2025

Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Coot +76

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoosanderMergus merganser
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little StintCalidris minuta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ScaupAythya marila
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Feral Goat · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Feral GoatCapra hircus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus · Common Darter · 2-spot Ladybird +16

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
SyrphusSyrphus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants92 species

spring

2026

Wood Avens · Hogweed · Fox-and-cubs · Ivy · Rosebay Willowherb +87

Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
Yellow BartsiaParentucellia viscosa2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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