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Bluebell Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
The Heron WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route61 m
Named routeRef 6Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route253 m
Named routeRef 6Length 253 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route905 m
Named routeRef 6Length 905 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Heavy maintenance at Kilnhurst Lock

Heavy maintenance at Kilnhurst Lock

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