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St Chad's Church

📷 Monica Stagg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.33981, -1.48597

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Think Sandwich — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Think Sandwich — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Avens, Cow Parsley, Cleavers +180 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Cow Parsley, Cleavers +180 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Porter Brook TrailWalking route

Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route

Sheffield Town WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Sheffield

Sheffield Round WalkWalking route

Named routeRef SRW

Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route

Named routeRef NHW

Sheffield CanalWalking route

Named routeRef Canal

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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle Ring RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route

Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 627Cycling route

Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route165 m

Named routeRef 627Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Wren +25

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Red Admiral +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants47 species

spring

2026

Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Elder · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert +42

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
CowslipPrimula veris
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common ChickweedStellaria media
MistletoeViscum album
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Spring CrocusCrocus vernus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
DaisyBellis perennis
HazelCorylus avellana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Wren +25

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Red Admiral +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants47 species

spring

2026

Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Elder · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert +42

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
CowslipPrimula veris
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common ChickweedStellaria media
MistletoeViscum album
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Spring CrocusCrocus vernus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
DaisyBellis perennis
HazelCorylus avellana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Monica Stagg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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