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53.43415, -1.34891
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon 🍄 Mushroom 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
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Frogbit, Devil's-bit Scabious +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell, Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell, Uroleucon (Uromelan) taraxaci +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Pleated Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap · last seen 2025; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Pleated Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Five Weirs Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Five
Show on map Sheffield Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Canal
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
84 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 Blackburn Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,141 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,141 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Rock Dove · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +34
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · American Mink
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Winter Moth · Common Ground-hopper · Small Tortoiseshell
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Shaggy Inkcap · Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Frogbit · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Hart's-Tongue · Canadian Fleabane +17
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,141 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Rock Dove · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +34
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · American Mink
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Winter Moth · Common Ground-hopper · Small Tortoiseshell
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Shaggy Inkcap · Pleated Inkcap · Yellow Fieldcap
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Frogbit · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bee Orchid · Hart's-Tongue · Canadian Fleabane +17
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2025
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2025
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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