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St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

📷 John Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.37674, -1.52987

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 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, Blue Tit, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata · last seen 2025; Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

Five Weirs WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Five

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Cycling

67 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

Malin Bridge to Langsett RoadCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

76,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

76,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

spring

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Canada Goose · Magpie +22

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird

PeacockAglais io
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

76,519 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

spring

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Canada Goose · Magpie +22

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird

PeacockAglais io
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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