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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Heron WayWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route414 m

Named routeRef 62Length 414 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 62Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route67 m

Named routeRef 62Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route569 m

Named routeRef 62Length 569 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Cetti's Warbler · Black-headed Gull +68

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

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Plants3 species

winter

2025

Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Cetti's Warbler · Black-headed Gull +68

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

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Plants3 species

winter

2025

Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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