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Brushes Allotment Gardens

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.41182, -1.43688

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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
  • 🛝Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Hemlock Water-dropwort +179 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Wren +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Wren +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Witch's Butter, Velvet Shank, Dead Man's Fingers +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Witch's Butter, Velvet Shank, Dead Man's Fingers +5 more · last seen 2025

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porter Brook TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
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Cycling

191 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route
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Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

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Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Wincobank Wood

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Wincobank Wood

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🌱Hillsborough ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱High Hazels ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Don Valley BowlUrban park1.8 km→🌱Hillsborough ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱PonderosaUrban park4.4 km→🌱Pound's ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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