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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.47071, -1.32270
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
The Heron Way Walking route ▾
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 414 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 414 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
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Wildlife to spot
11,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,571 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Starling · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Syrphus · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Syrphus Syrphus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Floating Pennywort · Himalayan Balsam · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss +16
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,571 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Starling · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Syrphus · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Syrphus Syrphus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Floating Pennywort · Himalayan Balsam · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss +16
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Calliergonella cuspidata
Calliergonella cuspidata
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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