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Hanging Holt

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.42317, -1.15382

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Wild Strawberry +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Thistle, Adder's-tongue, Cowslip +222 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Adder's-tongue, Cowslip +222 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Uncultivated field and Hanging Holt

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uncultivated field and Hanging Holt

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