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Hood Hill Plantation

28 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

53.47761, -1.45687

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 254m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Centaury, Goat Willow +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Centaury, Goat Willow +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

87 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
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Black Lanebridleway · 814 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 814 mPath type: track
Black Lanebridleway · 718 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 718 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M1 near Hood Hill Plantation

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M1 near Hood Hill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chapeltown ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Elsecar ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Lower Ashgates AllotmentsUrban park3.1 km→🌱Pilley Pocket ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Ecclesfield ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park4 km→

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