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Bitholmes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 Stephen Ostler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

53.46249, -1.56121

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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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Broad Buckler-fern, Japanese Knotweed +171 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Oak, Wood-sorrel +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green Tiger Beetle, Southern Hawker +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green Tiger Beetle, Southern Hawker +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 9Walking route14.5 km
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8Walking route16.9 km
Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route
Hollin Edge Lanepublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: track
Bitholmes Lanepublic footpath · 354 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 354 mPath type: service
Hollin Edge Lanepublic footpath · 472 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 472 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route762 m
Named routeRef 627Length 762 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 627Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Common Lanebyway open to all traffic · 387 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 387 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Common Lanebyway open to all traffic · 665 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 665 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bitholmes Wood

📷 Stephen Ostler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Oxley ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe RocksHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Clock Tower GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wharncliffe Lower

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