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Monk Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

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

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.46109, -1.35020

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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
Parking

Best for

5 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

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
The Heron WayWalking route
Named route
Occupation Roadpublic footpath · 140 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 67Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebridleway · 553 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 553 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rawmarsh, old colliery workings

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

Rawmarsh, old colliery workings

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🏞️THRYBERGHCountry park4.4 km→🌱Thrybergh Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Clifton ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Rosehill ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Clifton ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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