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Stainborough Park

391 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome391 ha

Getting here

53.52172, -1.51148

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Danish Scurvygrass, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Rowan, Beech +6 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Suillia pallida +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Suillia pallida +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Hall Roadpublic footpath · 67 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 67 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A view in Stainborough Park

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A view in Stainborough Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🦉WORSBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.4 km→🏞️WORSBROUGH MILLCountry park2.4 km→🌱Locke ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦LOCKE PARKHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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