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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.42614, -1.49439
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £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 — Wren, Magpie, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Magpie, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Ragwort, Bramble, Ivy +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Bramble, Ivy +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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18,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,289 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · Magpie +12
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +5
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
Brown Cup
- Brown CupRutstroemia firma
Holly · Tansy · Common Ragwort · Sheep's Sorrel · Rape +31
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- RapeBrassica napus
- St. John's-WortHypericum
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,289 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · Magpie +12
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +5
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
Brown Cup
- Brown CupRutstroemia firma
Holly · Tansy · Common Ragwort · Sheep's Sorrel · Rape +31
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- RapeBrassica napus
- St. John's-WortHypericum
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiHybrid Oak
Hybrid Oak
Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
BroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusRed OakQuercus rubraRed OakQuercus rubraPlantainPlantagoPlantainPlantagoBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGoldenrodSolidagoGoldenrodSolidagoMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra