Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm 8 ha
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53.45067, -1.50106
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Holly, Sessile Oak +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Holly, Sessile Oak +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — White Saddle, False Deathcap, Yellow Stagshorn +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — White Saddle, False Deathcap, Yellow Stagshorn +3 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Upper Don Trail Walking route ▾
Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Wood Seats public footpath · 129 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 129 m Path type: service
Show on map Wood Seats public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Path type: service
Show on map 91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blackburn Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 299 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 299 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 371 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 371 m Path type: track
Show on map Greno Gate bridleway · 67 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 67 m Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
53,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 70 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +65
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Buzzard Buteo buteo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus2024 Coot Fulica atra2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2025 Woodpecker Picidae2025 Hirundine Species Hirundinidae2025 Wagtails, pipits Motacillidae2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare +7
Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Grass Snake · Adder · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt · Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Newt Triturus Frog Rana Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hairy Wood Ant · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +31
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Carabus problematicus White Saddle · False Deathcap · Yellow Stagshorn · Common Earthball · False Chanterelle +1
White Saddle Helvella crispa False Deathcap Amanita citrina var. citrina Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare Bilberry · Holly · Sessile Oak · Cherry Laurel · Rowan +19
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Holly Ilex aquifolium Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Beech Fagus sylvatica Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 70 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +65
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Buzzard Buteo buteo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus2024 Coot Fulica atra2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2025 Woodpecker Picidae2025 Hirundine Species Hirundinidae2025 Wagtails, pipits Motacillidae2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare +7
Badger Meles meles2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Grass Snake · Adder · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt · Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Newt Triturus Frog Rana Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hairy Wood Ant · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +31
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Carabus problematicus White Saddle · False Deathcap · Yellow Stagshorn · Common Earthball · False Chanterelle +1
White Saddle Helvella crispa False Deathcap Amanita citrina var. citrina Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare Bilberry · Holly · Sessile Oak · Cherry Laurel · Rowan +19
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Holly Ilex aquifolium Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Beech Fagus sylvatica Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea2025
Talpa europaea2025
Vole Arvicolinae2025
Vole Arvicolinae2025
Indet. Deer Cervidae2025
Indet. Deer Cervidae2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Shrew Soricidae2024
Shrew Soricidae2024 Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus
Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae
Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Bee Apoidea
Bee Apoidea
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
ants, bees and wasps Hymenoptera
ants, bees and wasps Hymenoptera
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2024
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2024
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Rhododendron Rhododendron
Rhododendron Rhododendron
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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