Sandymount Road Allotments
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.50009, -1.33352
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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 🛝 Playground 229m away — 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 🛝 Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Ash, Cow Parsley +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Ash, Cow Parsley +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Rowan, Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 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 The Heron Way Walking route ▾
36 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 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 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 112 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Zebra crossing on Doncaster Road
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Wildlife to spot
25,790 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,790 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Batman Hoverfly Cow Parsley · Chicory · Devil's-bit Scabious · Cypress Spurge · Wild Carrot +6
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Chicory Cichorium intybus Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Wild Carrot Daucus carota Ash Fraxinus excelsior Cowslip Primula veris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,790 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Batman Hoverfly Cow Parsley · Chicory · Devil's-bit Scabious · Cypress Spurge · Wild Carrot +6
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Chicory Cichorium intybus Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Wild Carrot Daucus carota Ash Fraxinus excelsior Cowslip Primula veris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea2025
Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata2025
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus 