Sitwell Park Golf Course 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.41434, -1.29304
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-green Carpet, Leptocerus tineiformis, Mystacides longicornis +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-green Carpet, Leptocerus tineiformis, Mystacides longicornis +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Lesser Stitchwort, Common Knapweed +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Lesser Stitchwort, Common Knapweed +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Sandy Flat Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 42 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 Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 283 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 142 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 142 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,900 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow +29
Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Black Clock · Buff-tip +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021 Syrphus Syrphus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024 Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2023 Orange Ladybird Fairy Ring Champignon
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades Rosebay Willowherb · Lesser Stitchwort · Common Knapweed · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Large Bindweed +13
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra2022 Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,900 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow +29
Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Black Clock · Buff-tip +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021 Syrphus Syrphus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024 Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2023 Orange Ladybird Fairy Ring Champignon
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades Rosebay Willowherb · Lesser Stitchwort · Common Knapweed · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Large Bindweed +13
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra2022 Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2021
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2021
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2021
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Honesty
Honesty
Lunaria annua
Lunaria annua
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2023
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2023
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2023
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2022
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2022
Red Campion Silene dioica2022
Red Campion Silene dioica2022
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2021
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2021
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2021
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2021
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2021
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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