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BARLBOROUGH HALL

132 ha

📷 Nikki Mahadevan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome132 ha

Getting here

53.29823, -1.28177

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: Barlborough Hall; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +17 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Frizzled Pincushion, Bluebell +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Harthill Footpath 5public footpath · 916 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 916 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Coltsworth Lanepublic footpath · 227 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 227 mPath type: service
Barlborough FP21public footpath · 268 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 268 mPath type: track
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep RideCycling 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
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barlborough Hall School

📷 Nikki Mahadevan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barlborough Hall School

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Rother Valley Country ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park2.8 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park4.2 km→