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Beacon Hill

2 ha

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.40951, -1.22434

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Ramsons +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ribwort Plantain, Cowslip +156 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ribwort Plantain, Cowslip +156 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Tawny Mining Bee, Common Carder Bee +11 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Tawny Mining Bee, Common Carder Bee +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Doorstep WalkWalking route

Named route

Tunwell Roadpublic footpath · 1.2 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 674Cycling route

Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route656 m

Named routeRef 674Length 656 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route545 m

Named routeRef 674Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route179 m

Named routeRef 674Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route70 m

Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Hawfinch · Pochard

WigeonMareca penelope
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
PochardAythya ferina

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🌿

Plants103 species

spring

2026

Cowslip · Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain +98

CowslipPrimula veris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
IvyHedera helix2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
SnowdropGalanthus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Hawfinch · Pochard

WigeonMareca penelope
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
PochardAythya ferina

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🌿

Plants103 species

spring

2026

Cowslip · Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain +98

CowslipPrimula veris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
IvyHedera helix2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025
WatercressNasturtium officinale2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
SnowdropGalanthus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mast on Beacon hill.

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