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Green Lane Spring

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Green Spring, West Virginia · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.44801, -1.49285

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bilberry, Holly, Sessile Oak +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Hairy Wood Ant +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Hairy Wood Ant +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Saddle, Yellow Stagshorn, Common Earthball +2 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — White Saddle, Yellow Stagshorn, Common Earthball +2 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Upper Don TrailWalking route
Named route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Green Lane to Wood Endpublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Peggy Lanepublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Peggy Lanepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface gravelPath type: path
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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Greno Gatebridleway · 67 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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