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High Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.30028, -1.29672

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Frizzled Pincushion, Bluebell +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Brimstone +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Brimstone +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Common Orange Lichen, Oak Moss +7 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Common Orange Lichen, Oak Moss +7 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Ward Lanepublic footpath · 934 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 934 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile for footpath exiting High Wood

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile for footpath exiting High Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Rother Valley Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦BARLBOROUGH HALLHistoric site1 km→🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park3.2 km→

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