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Elsecar Park

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPlayWildlife

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.49228, -1.42440

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 67

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Skiers Hallpublic footpath · 241 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 241 mSurface gravelPath type: service

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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

64,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

64,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit +7

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springautumn

2026

Common Flower Bug · Syrphus · Opomyza florum

Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
SyrphusSyrphus
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

64,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit +7

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springautumn

2026

Common Flower Bug · Syrphus · Opomyza florum

Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
SyrphusSyrphus
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WORSBROUGH MILLCountry park5 km→🌱Chapeltown ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Elsecar ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Lower Ashgates AllotmentsUrban park500 m→🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Pilley Pocket ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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Wombwell 2

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Wombwell 1

car park off Woodhead Road S74 9SZ

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