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Sharrard Road Allotment Gardens

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.35626, -1.41669

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Roesel's Bush-cricket +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Roesel's Bush-cricket +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yellow-rattle +147 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yellow-rattle +147 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +19 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Scarlet Elfcup, Dead Man's Fingers +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Scarlet Elfcup, Dead Man's Fingers +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield CanalWalking route
Named routeRef Canal
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Cycling

113 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling 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
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lodge, Mansfield Road, Sheffield

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lodge, Mansfield Road, Sheffield

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🌱High Hazels ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Heeley People's ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Norfolk Heritage ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Alexandra Road Community ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Christ ChurchUrban park3.5 km→🌱Graves ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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