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Beacon Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Terry Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.40345, -1.55786

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Harebell, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +192 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Common Sorrel +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cercopis vulnerata +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cercopis vulnerata +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 78 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Upper Don TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 9Walking route14.5 km
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRegional walking route
Roe Gatepublic footpath · 698 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 698 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Roe Gatepublic footpath · 1 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Roe Gatepublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling 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
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Malin Bridge to Langsett RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Spoon Lanebridleway · 560 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 560 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Spoon Lanebridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Spoon Lanebridleway · 123 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 123 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hepworth Refractories Site, Loxley Valley - 10

📷 Terry Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hepworth Refractories Site, Loxley Valley - 10

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hillsborough ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Rivelin ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Bolehill Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Hillsborough ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Stannington ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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