Greno Wood
✦ Ancient woodland48 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
53.45295, -1.50700
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bilberry, Holly, Sessile Oak +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 58 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Upper Don TrailWalking route▾
Old Salt RoadWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8Walking route16.9 km▾
Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route
Wood Seatspublic footpath · 129 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 129 mPath type: service
Wood Seatspublic footpath · 84 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: service
Rough Lanepublic footpath · 474 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 474 mPath type: footway
88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
19 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 371 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 371 mPath type: track
Greno Gatebridleway · 67 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
27,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Stoat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Indet. Deer +3
- StoatMustela erminea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Batman Hoverfly · Common Rose Fusehorn · Meadow Brown +5
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
White Saddle · False Deathcap · Yellow Stagshorn · Common Earthball · False Chanterelle +1
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- False DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrina
- Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa
- Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare
Cherry Laurel · Common Cow-wheat · Holly · Rhododendron · Bilberry +8
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- RhododendronRhododendron
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Stoat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Indet. Deer +3
- StoatMustela erminea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Indet. DeerCervidae
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Batman Hoverfly · Common Rose Fusehorn · Meadow Brown +5
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
White Saddle · False Deathcap · Yellow Stagshorn · Common Earthball · False Chanterelle +1
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- False DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrina
- Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa
- Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare
Cherry Laurel · Common Cow-wheat · Holly · Rhododendron · Bilberry +8
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- RhododendronRhododendron
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025BadgerMeles meles2025BadgerMeles meles2025Large Skipper
Large Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus
Ochlodes sylvanus
Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculataGreater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumEvents & activities nearby
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