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Hoober Plantation - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.48394, -1.37783

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

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

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 62Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
America Lanebridleway · 524 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 524 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hoober Observatory

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hoober Observatory

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Rosehill ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Lower Ashgates AllotmentsUrban park3.2 km→🌱Elsecar ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Barker's ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦WENTWORTH WOODHOUSEHistoric site2.5 km→

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