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The Rookery

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Ramsons +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +31 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Cowslip, Lesser Celandine +170 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Cowslip, Lesser Celandine +170 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Doorstep WalkWalking route

Named route

Tunwell Roadpublic footpath · 1.2 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 674Cycling route

Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route545 m

Named routeRef 674Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route179 m

Named routeRef 674Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route70 m

Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route532 m

Named routeRef 674Length 532 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock · Collared Dove +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Mole

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Tawny Mining Bee · Hornet

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
HornetVespa crabro2021

🌿

Plants173 species

springsummer

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Cowslip · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Hogweed +168

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
IvyHedera helix2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Oregon GrapeMahonia2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
FigwortScrophularia2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2025
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2025
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Dog-roseRosa canina2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta2022
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2022
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2022
CrepisCrepis2022
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022
TimothyPhleum pratense2022
Black BryonyTamus communis2022
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella2022
White CampionSilene latifolia2022
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022
VioletViola2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock · Collared Dove +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Mole

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Tawny Mining Bee · Hornet

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
HornetVespa crabro2021

🌿

Plants173 species

springsummer

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Cowslip · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Hogweed +168

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
IvyHedera helix2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Oregon GrapeMahonia2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
FigwortScrophularia2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2025
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2025
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Dog-roseRosa canina2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta2022
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2022
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2022
CrepisCrepis2022
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022
TimothyPhleum pratense2022
Black BryonyTamus communis2022
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella2022
White CampionSilene latifolia2022
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022
VioletViola2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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