Barnsley Wood
✦ Ancient woodland19 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.76852, 0.14424
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hubbards Hall Drivepublic footpath · 1.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface pavedPath type: service
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route224 m▾
Named routeLength 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route660 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route301 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 301 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Slow-worm
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +10
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Large Red Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Slow-worm
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +10
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Large Red Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataEvents & activities nearby
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