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St Leonard's Church

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.41565, -1.46686

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yarrow, Alder, Tansy +105 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Alder, Tansy +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sheffield Town WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Sheffield

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

🚴

Cycling

184 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

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

Wildlife to spot

41,741 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,741 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

winterspring

2026

Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +18

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra
DipperCinclus cinclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springwinter

2026

Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2026

Brown Cup

Brown CupRutstroemia firma

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,741 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

winterspring

2026

Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +18

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra
DipperCinclus cinclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springwinter

2026

Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2026

Brown Cup

Brown CupRutstroemia firma

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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