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Anston Stones Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Stephen Ostler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeInsectsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

53.34614, -1.20826

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Portevinia maculata, Dolichocephala irrorata +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bendy Ditrichum, Cowslip, Dwarf Thistle +295 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Dunnock +27 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Dunnock +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
Lidsters Lanepublic footpath · 167 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mPath type: service
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Cycling

68 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
First Lanebridleway · 377 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 377 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Anston Stones Wood

📷 Stephen Ostler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Anston Stones Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dinnington Community WoodlandUrban park2.5 km→🦉ANSTON STONES WOODNature reserve200 m→🌱Anston ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Greenlands ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park4.1 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park4.6 km→

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