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Alcove Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.37196, -1.21740

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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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

45 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
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route293 m
Named routeRef 6Length 293 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route235 m
Named routeRef 6Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Dinnington Community Woodland

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Dinnington Community Woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dinnington Community WoodlandUrban park900 m→🌱Greenlands ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Anston ParkUrban park2.2 km→🦉ANSTON STONES WOODNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Triangle ParkUrban park1 km→

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