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Edlington Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland105 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome105 ha

Getting here

53.47657, -1.17603

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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 211m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Heron WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Woodfield GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 62Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route282 m
Named routeRef 62Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 62Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
'Tween Woods Lanebridleway · 423 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 423 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
'Tween Woods Lanebridleway · 586 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 586 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
'Tween Woods Lanebridleway · 503 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 503 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Edlington Wood

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Edlington Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The DellUrban park3.3 km→🌱Alverley SpringUrban park1 km→🌱Lily PondUrban park3.3 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Hexthorpe ParkUrban park4 km→

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