Stannington Methodist Church
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.39392, -1.54553
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
- 🛝Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Harebell, Western Gorse, Polypodium +104 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Harebell, Western Gorse, Polypodium +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Sessile Oak, Blackthorn, Great Scented Liverwort +11 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SRW
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
River Sheaf WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef SheafLocal cycle route
Acorn Hillpublic footpath · 180 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 180 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Malin Bridge to Langsett RoadCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos

Knowle Top Methodist Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 6f77a99f-6d7d-4db2-978e-4d3f1dcbe44b
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable toursWildlife to spot
42,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot
42,988 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKingfisher · Dipper · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +35
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Peacock · Hawthorn Shieldbug
- PeacockAglais io
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Ramalina fastigiata
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Polypodium · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Smoothcap +10
- PolypodiumPolypodium
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
- Even Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,988 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKingfisher · Dipper · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +35
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Peacock · Hawthorn Shieldbug
- PeacockAglais io
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Ramalina fastigiata
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Polypodium · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Common Smoothcap +10
- PolypodiumPolypodium
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
- Even Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Radula complanata
Radula complanata
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum