Golden Smithies Plantation 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.49388, -1.32359
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bee Orchid +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bee Orchid +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Heron Way Walking route ▾
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 414 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 414 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 112 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
4,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bee Orchid · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wild Carrot · Cowslip +15
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wild Carrot Daucus carota Cowslip Primula veris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bee Orchid · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wild Carrot · Cowslip +15
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wild Carrot Daucus carota Cowslip Primula veris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata2025
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum2025
Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2024
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2024
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia micrantha
Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia micrantha
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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