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Cave Plantation

4 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.42345, -1.21341

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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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +27 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Cow Parsley, Common Knapweed +179 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Cow Parsley, Common Knapweed +179 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tawny Mining Bee +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tawny Mining Bee +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: service
🚴

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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lilly Hall Roadbridleway · 346 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 346 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lilly Hall Road, Maltby

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lilly Hall Road, Maltby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.2 km→🦉MALTBY COMMONSNature reserve2.7 km→🌱Wickersley ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEYHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦Roche AbbeyHistoric site3.1 km→

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