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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.46018, -1.33596
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 🅿️ Parking 201m away — 6 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 201m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bifid Crestwort, Common Pocket-moss +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bifid Crestwort, Common Pocket-moss +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Greater Bulb-Fly, Hairy Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Greater Bulb-Fly, Hairy Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Rotherham Local Cycle Network
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
The Heron Way Walking route ▾
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 95 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 95 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
164,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 164,367 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Blackbird · Mute Swan +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Syrphus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +7
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 164,367 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Blackbird · Mute Swan +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Syrphus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +7
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 