Grasscroft Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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53.28264, -1.41837
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Ash +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Hazel +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dronfield Rotary Walk Walking route ▾
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Doorstep Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 133 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 133 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos New Whittington - Approaching Grasscroft Wood
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13,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,358 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Jay +38
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Field Vole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Batman Hoverfly Ash · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle · Elder · Blackthorn +8
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Elder Sambucus nigra Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,358 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Jay +38
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Field Vole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Batman Hoverfly Ash · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle · Elder · Blackthorn +8
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Elder Sambucus nigra Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis
Microtus agrestis
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna 