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Malin Croft Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.42293, -1.17308

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 344m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route70 m
Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route532 m
Named routeRef 674Length 532 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 674Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Stoney Well Lanebridleway · 513 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 513 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Conveyors at Maltby Colliery

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Conveyors at Maltby Colliery

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉MALTBY COMMONSNature reserve500 m→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.5 km→✦SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEYHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Sandbeck ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦Roche AbbeyHistoric site2.4 km→

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