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Getting here
53.59938, -0.66309
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Bromius obscurus, Meadow Brown +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Springy Turf-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route120 m▾
Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route167 m▾
Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route323 m▾
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Sheffield Park in the snow
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Wildlife to spot
3,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +27
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Lily Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +20
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Southern Marsh-orchid · Bee Orchid · Springy Turf-moss · Musk-mallow · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +68
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +27
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Lily Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +20
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Southern Marsh-orchid · Bee Orchid · Springy Turf-moss · Musk-mallow · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +68
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyramidal Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2024SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusCommon CudweedFilago germanicaCommon CudweedFilago germanicaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisSpanish-daggerYucca gloriosaSpanish-daggerYucca gloriosaYellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2024Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2024Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2023Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023DittanderLepidium latifolium2023DittanderLepidium latifolium2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2023Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023RoseRosa2023RoseRosa2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2023Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023WeldReseda luteola2023WeldReseda luteola2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023