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Fox Glen

3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Glen Powell · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.47515, -1.58102

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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 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Lapwing +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Lapwing +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Wood-sorrel +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Wood-sorrel +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Ground-elder, Sweet Cicely +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route762 m
Named routeRef 627Length 762 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Little Don Cycleway Link (Upper Don Trail)bridleway · 256 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 256 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Little Don Cycleway Link (Upper Don Trail)bridleway · 521 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 521 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Common Lanebyway open to all traffic · 665 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 665 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxley ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Clock Tower GardensUrban park700 m→🌱Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial GardensUrban park700 m→✦Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe RocksHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🌽Reading Room Lane AllotmentsAllotments3.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wharncliffe Lower

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