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Surrey Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.38159, -1.62383

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km
Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 6Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route473 m
Named routeRef 6Length 473 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route249 m
Named routeRef 6Length 249 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moorland at Hollow Meadows

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moorland at Hollow Meadows

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site1.4 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site1.4 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir2.4 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir2.4 km→🦉FOX HAGGNature reserve3.7 km→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site3.8 km→

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