Ganabrig Wood
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.27115, -1.17927
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scorpion Weed, Zygodon stirtonii, Sunflower +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route▾
Rotherham RingWalking route▾
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route467 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 467 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route660 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
68,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
68,760 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose · Blue Tit +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Scorpion Weed · Salad Burnet · Yarrow · Wall Speedwell · Field Maple +105
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
68,760 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose · Blue Tit +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Scorpion Weed · Salad Burnet · Yarrow · Wall Speedwell · Field Maple +105
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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