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Machin Wood - Conifer woodland

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.48685, -1.62456

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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 370m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Manchester Roadpublic footpath · 113 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 451 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 451 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Back Lanebridleway · 203 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 203 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Back Lanebridleway · 82 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 82 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane Junction near Machin Spout

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane Junction near Machin Spout

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🌱Oxley ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Clock Tower GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱St John's GardenUrban park4.4 km→✦Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe RocksHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Don FieldsUrban park3.8 km→

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