SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEY
300 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome300 ha
Getting here
53.40506, -1.15026
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Nuthatch +70 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: SANDBECK PARK (HOUSE); Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Nuthatch +70 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +51 more · last seen 2024; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mistletoe, Himalayan Balsam, Adder's-tongue +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandbeck Lanebridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service
Flat Lanebridleway · 161 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 161 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,858 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Linnet · Little Egret · Skylark · Chaffinch +7
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Mole · American Mink · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Ringlet · Small White · Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Dark Green Fritillary +26
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
Mistletoe · Adder's-tongue · Cowslip · White Clover · Daisy +55
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- CowslipPrimula veris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,858 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Linnet · Little Egret · Skylark · Chaffinch +7
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Mole · American Mink · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Ringlet · Small White · Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Dark Green Fritillary +26
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
Mistletoe · Adder's-tongue · Cowslip · White Clover · Daisy +55
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- CowslipPrimula veris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusSyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2021Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2021Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021SarcophagaSarcophaga2020SarcophagaSarcophaga2020Narrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena lonicerae2019Narrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena lonicerae2019Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaLesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2022Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023Blue PassionflowerPassiflora caerulea2023Blue PassionflowerPassiflora caerulea2023Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2023Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022YewTaxus baccata2022YewTaxus baccata2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Silver BirchBetula pendula2022Silver BirchBetula pendula2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022White Dead-nettleLamium album2022White Dead-nettleLamium album2022Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2020Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2020Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2020Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2020Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2020Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020daffodilsNarcissus2020daffodilsNarcissus2020