🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.40784, -1.36662
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 202m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 202m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Gypsywort, Marsh Foxtail +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Gypsywort, Marsh Foxtail +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2025; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRef Canal
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route▾
136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
19,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Heron · Cormorant · Mute Swan · Mallard · Blue Tit +36
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Brown Rat · Weasel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Large White · Dryodurgades antoniae · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White +16
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Dryodurgades antoniaeDryodurgades antoniae
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Shaggy Inkcap
- Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Gypsywort · Marsh Foxtail · Yellow Iris · Bee Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid +7
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Marsh Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Heron · Cormorant · Mute Swan · Mallard · Blue Tit +36
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Brown Rat · Weasel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Large White · Dryodurgades antoniae · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White +16
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Dryodurgades antoniaeDryodurgades antoniae
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Shaggy Inkcap
- Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Gypsywort · Marsh Foxtail · Yellow Iris · Bee Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid +7
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Marsh Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lime-speck Pug
Lime-speck Pug
Eupithecia centaureata
Eupithecia centaureata
RingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusGatekeeperPyronia tithonusGatekeeperPyronia tithonusBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilusSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilusMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusEyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellataEyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellataBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaCommon BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusEquisetum palustre2025
Equisetum palustre2025
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2025Slender RushJuncus tenuis2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum2025Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025