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Binkley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.28854, -1.40215

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Beech +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Bracken, Holly +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Bracken, Holly +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Dronfield Rotary WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route188 m
Named routeLength 188 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route94 m
Named routeLength 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Pool's Lanebridleway · 371 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 371 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North of Binkley Wood

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North of Binkley Wood

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✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site4 km→🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Cliffe ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Tapton ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Cliffe ParkUrban park4.3 km→🦉NORBRIGGS FLASHNature reserve4.8 km→

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