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Hollins Spring Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.29029, -1.48353

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Meadowsweet, Dandelion +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hart's-Tongue, Japanese Knotweed +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax, Volucella pellucens +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax, Volucella pellucens +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route548 m
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route107 m
Named routeLength 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route241 m
Named routeLength 241 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gateland Lanebridleway · 51 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Gateland Lanebridleway · 861 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 861 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grasscroft Wood

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grasscroft Wood

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🌱Holmebrook Valley Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🏞️HOLME BROOKCountry park4.5 km→🌱Linacre ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Sindelfingen ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Cliffe ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Holmebrook Valley ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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