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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Sheffield Getting here
53.44646, -1.60507
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Wren +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Wren +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog Asphodel, Round-leaved Sundew, Bilberry +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bog Asphodel, Round-leaved Sundew, Bilberry +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Crab Apple +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 9 Walking route 14.5 km ▾
Named route Length 14.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8 Walking route 16.9 km ▾
Named route Length 16.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 200 m ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 200 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
24,018 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,018 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Lapwing · Treecreeper · Goldcrest · Coal Tit +42
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Molophilus occultus · Black Snipefly · Cicadella viridis +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Molophilus occultus Molophilus occultus Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Bog Asphodel · Meadow Crane's-bill · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bilberry · Crab Apple +25
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Crab Apple Malus sylvestris Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Weyer's Butterfly-bush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,018 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Lapwing · Treecreeper · Goldcrest · Coal Tit +42
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Molophilus occultus · Black Snipefly · Cicadella viridis +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Molophilus occultus Molophilus occultus Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Bog Asphodel · Meadow Crane's-bill · Devil's-bit Scabious · Bilberry · Crab Apple +25
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Crab Apple Malus sylvestris Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Weyer's Butterfly-bush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Sphaerophoria fatarum Sphaerophoria fatarum
Sphaerophoria fatarum Sphaerophoria fatarum
Pyropterus nigroruber Pyropterus nigroruber
Pyropterus nigroruber Pyropterus nigroruber
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Red Wasp Vespula rufa
Red Wasp Vespula rufa Buddleja davidii x globosa = B. x weyeriana
Buddleja davidii x globosa = B. x weyeriana
Western Gorse Ulex gallii
Western Gorse Ulex gallii
Apple Malus
Apple Malus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus 