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Fox Glen

3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Glen Powell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.47515, -1.58102

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Nuthatch +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Nuthatch +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Euscelis incisus +143 more · last seen 2026

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ploughman's-spikenard, Lesser Celandine +157 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route▾
Named route
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Cycling

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28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route762 m▾
Named routeRef 627Length 762 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Little Don Cycleway Link (Upper Don Trail)bridleway · 256 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 256 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Little Don Cycleway Link (Upper Don Trail)bridleway · 521 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 521 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Common Lanebyway open to all traffic · 665 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 665 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

19 photos from nearby open sources

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Facilities

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Parking

5 nearby · 240m

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Playground

235m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxley ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Clock Tower GardensUrban park700 m→🌱Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial GardensUrban park700 m→✦Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe RocksHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🌽Reading Room Lane AllotmentsAllotments3.4 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Wharncliffe Lower

Low1.9 km→