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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
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53.33305, -1.11443
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Peacock, Small White +99 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Peacock, Small White +99 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blueish Veilwort, Isothecium myosuroides, Cape Thread-moss +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blueish Veilwort, Isothecium myosuroides, Cape Thread-moss +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's House Walking route 4 km ▾
Urban terrain through mostly residential areas. Option to walk through the churchyard to visit the Straw's graves, the churchyard has uneven grassy ground.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 674 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 674 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 534 m ▾
Named route Ref 674 Length 534 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 247 m ▾
Named route Ref 674 Length 247 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
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Wildlife to spot
8,271 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,271 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · House Sparrow +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Cape Thread-moss · Blueish Veilwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss +49
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Even Scalewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,271 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · House Sparrow +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Cape Thread-moss · Blueish Veilwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss +49
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Even Scalewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Radula complanata
Radula complanata
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Raspberry Bryum Bryum klinggraeffii
Raspberry Bryum Bryum klinggraeffii
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Tree Spinach Chenopodium giganteum
Tree Spinach Chenopodium giganteum 