Soap House Lane Allotment Gardens
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Sheffield Getting here
53.36323, -1.35280
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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Chickweed, Creeping Thistle, Wild Carrot +124 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Water Chickweed, Creeping Thistle, Wild Carrot +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Water Chickweed, Blackthorn, Pedunculate Oak +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map Sheffield Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Canal
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Rowbotham's Round Walking route ▾
128 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Norfolk Park Cycling Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Norfolk Park Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
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Sheffield Local Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 627 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
68,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 68,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Mallard · Great Tit · Robin +42
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Squirrel Sciurus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Varied Carpet Beetle · Cerobasis guestfalica · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Comma Polygonia c-album Wild Teasel · Primrose · Himalayan Balsam · Stinking Iris · Bugle +5
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025 Bugle Ajuga reptans2025 Apple Malus domestica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 68,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Mallard · Great Tit · Robin +42
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Squirrel Sciurus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Varied Carpet Beetle · Cerobasis guestfalica · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Comma Polygonia c-album Wild Teasel · Primrose · Himalayan Balsam · Stinking Iris · Bugle +5
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025 Bugle Ajuga reptans2025 Apple Malus domestica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cratyna keilini Cratyna keilini2025
Cratyna keilini Cratyna keilini2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2025
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 