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🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.41776, -1.42456
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️The Giants Foot 239m away — 14 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
- 🅿️The Giants Foot 239m away — 14 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Sheffield
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRef Canal
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
194 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Kingfisher · Mallard · Sand Martin +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey-headed WagtailMotacilla flava thunbergi2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Brown Hawker · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +10
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Indet. Ladybird
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Frogbit · Traveller's-joy · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Common Fleabane +65
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Garlic Mustard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Kingfisher · Mallard · Sand Martin +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey-headed WagtailMotacilla flava thunbergi2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Brown Hawker · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +10
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Indet. Ladybird
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Frogbit · Traveller's-joy · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Common Fleabane +65
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Garlic Mustard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumAlliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiFigFicus caricaFigFicus caricaGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisToothwortLathraea squamariaToothwortLathraea squamariaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataWhite MelilotMelilotus albusWhite MelilotMelilotus albusPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPersian IvyHedera colchicaPersian IvyHedera colchicaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaDittanderLepidium latifoliumDittanderLepidium latifoliumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaGarden AngelicaAngelica archangelicaGarden AngelicaAngelica archangelicaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisStrawberryFragariaStrawberryFragariaGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula veris