SHEFFIELD GENERAL CEMETERY 6 ha
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About SHEFFIELD GENERAL CEMETERY The General Cemetery in the City of Sheffield, England opened in 1836 and closed for burial in 1978. It was the principal cemetery in Victorian Sheffield with over 87,000 burials. Today it is a listed Landscape on the English Heritage National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Read more on Wikipedia → Cemetery Grade II* listed park and garden
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Trichopsocus brincki, Varied Carpet Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Trichopsocus brincki, Varied Carpet Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Porter Brook Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Porter Local cycle route
Show on map Sheffield Town Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Sheffield
Show on map Sheffield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SRW
Show on map Norfolk Heritage Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NHW
Show on map Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map 114 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norfolk Park Cycling Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Norfolk Park Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
78,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,729 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Wren +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Pipistrelle · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trichopsocus brincki · Comma · Harlequin Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Varied Carpet Beetle +3
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Comma Polygonia c-album Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Wall Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Intermediate Screw-moss +11
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,729 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Wren +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Pipistrelle · Badger
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trichopsocus brincki · Comma · Harlequin Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Varied Carpet Beetle +3
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Comma Polygonia c-album Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Wall Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Intermediate Screw-moss +11
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
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