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The Sorby Memorial Field

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.32394, -1.21485

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Myrmica sabuleti, Dusky Ant, Myrmica scabrinodis +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Myrmica sabuleti, Dusky Ant, Myrmica scabrinodis +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Kestrel +28 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Kestrel +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dandelion, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn +149 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dandelion, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
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Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
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Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 6Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Common Road in Thorpe Salvin

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Common Road in Thorpe Salvin

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dinnington Community WoodlandUrban park4.7 km→🦉ANSTON STONES WOODNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Anston ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park3.6 km→🌱Greenlands ParkUrban park4 km→

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