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Stocksbridge Rugby Club

📷 Terry Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.47195, -1.59545

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Poecilus versicolor +225 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Poecilus versicolor +225 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ploughman's-spikenard, Yellow Archangel +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ploughman's-spikenard, Yellow Archangel +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Bilberry, Hogweed +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking 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
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route762 m
Named routeRef 627Length 762 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stocksbridge Rugby Club Spectators' Stand

📷 Terry Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stocksbridge Rugby Club Spectators' Stand

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxley ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Clock Tower GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial GardensUrban park1.2 km→✦Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe RocksHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→🌽Reading Room Lane AllotmentsAllotments4.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wharncliffe Lower

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