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Ash Holt

7 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.35062, -1.05777

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell · last seen 2021

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's HouseWalking route4 km

Urban terrain through mostly residential areas. Option to walk through the churchyard to visit the Straw's graves, the churchyard has uneven grassy ground.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route467 m
Named routeRef 6Length 467 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route660 m
Named routeRef 6Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m
Named routeRef 6Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 6Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A field of wheat below Hodsock Manor Farm

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A field of wheat below Hodsock Manor Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉DANESHILLNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Ranskill Village ParkUrban park5 km→✦Blyth SchoolHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🪦Langold CemeteryCemetery4.9 km→

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