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Open directionsv Shireoaks Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th-century country house in the hamlet of Shireoaks, 2+1⁄4 miles (3. 6 km) north-west of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.
Read more on Wikipedia → House Grade II* listed building c. 1617
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 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 — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +51 more · last seen 2026
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Historic site with public access
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buffish Mining Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buffish Mining Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +123 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Archaeological Way (old route) Walking route ▾
Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Rowbotham's Round Walking route ▾
Rotherham Ring Walking route ▾
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 674 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 674 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Clowne Branch Line Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 534 m ▾
Named route Ref 674 Length 534 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Anston Bridleway No.18 bridleway · 694 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 694 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
8,797 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Hedgehog +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Four-spotted Chaser · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Neoascia podagrica +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica Willow Emerald Damselfly 🌿 Plants 85 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Common Nettle · Black Bryony · Himalayan Balsam · Hoary Ragwort +80
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024 Black Bryony Tamus communis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Hedgehog +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Four-spotted Chaser · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Neoascia podagrica +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica Willow Emerald Damselfly 🌿 Plants 85 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Common Nettle · Black Bryony · Himalayan Balsam · Hoary Ragwort +80
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024 Black Bryony Tamus communis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Chalcolestes viridis2024
Chalcolestes viridis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum
Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Mock-orange Philadelphus coronarius
Mock-orange Philadelphus coronarius
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Common Cudweed Filago germanica
Common Cudweed Filago germanica
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara
Wild Liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos
Wild Liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Broad Bean Vicia faba2024
Broad Bean Vicia faba2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Dock Rumex2024
Dock Rumex2024
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum2024
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita2024
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita2024
Poppy Papaver2024
Poppy Papaver2024
Thistle Cirsium2024
Thistle Cirsium2024
Speedwell Veronica2024
Speedwell Veronica2024
Bindweed Calystegia2024
Bindweed Calystegia2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2024
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2024
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2024
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2024
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2024
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2024
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2024
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2024
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2024
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2024
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2024
Bulrush Typha latifolia2024
Bulrush Typha latifolia2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Dog-rose Rosa canina2024
Dog-rose Rosa canina2024
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2024
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2024
Sweet-flag Acorus calamus2024
Sweet-flag Acorus calamus2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2024
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2024
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2024
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis2024
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
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