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Bondhay Golf and Country Club

✦ Ancient woodland171 ha

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWalksSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome171 ha

Getting here

53.29864, -1.21637

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Cemetery Car Park 14m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Hiking

3 marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
Old Hall Lanepublic footpath · 365 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 365 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 6Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Firbeck Lanebridleway · 1.8 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Firbeck Lanebridleway · 149 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 149 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whitwell Wood - Bondhay Drive

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whitwell Wood - Bondhay Drive

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✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183Historic site4.2 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275Historic site4.2 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park4.1 km→✦BARLBOROUGH HALLHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦SHIREOAKS HALLHistoric site2.9 km→

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