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Gorse Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.49770, -1.38925

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Soft Shield-fern, Hart's-Tongue, Black Bryony +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Fuchsia Rust +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Fuchsia Rust +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
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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
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Old Salt RoadWalking route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields near Bramptom Bierlow

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields near Bramptom Bierlow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lower Ashgates AllotmentsUrban park2.2 km→🌱Elsecar ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Rosehill ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen EngineHistoric site1.9 km→✦The former Elsecar IronworksHistoric site2 km→

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