St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.42727, -1.32414
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Shells Coffee Shop — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Shells Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Spear Thistle, Common Knapweed +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Spear Thistle, Common Knapweed +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Sorrel +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
46 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 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 283 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
21,600 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,600 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · House Martin · Goldcrest · Blackbird +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper · Comma +24
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small White Pieris rapae2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Comma Polygonia c-album Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Common Ragwort · Common Centaury · Yellow-rattle +11
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,600 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · House Martin · Goldcrest · Blackbird +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper · Comma +24
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small White Pieris rapae2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Comma Polygonia c-album Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Common Ragwort · Common Centaury · Yellow-rattle +11
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci
Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2024
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024 2025
2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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