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Jubilee Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland77 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome77 ha

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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bugle, Cowslip +270 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Hazel +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route656 m
Named routeRef 674Length 656 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route545 m
Named routeRef 674Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route179 m
Named routeRef 674Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route70 m
Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandbeck Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service
Flat Lanebridleway · 161 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 161 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track
Stoney Well Lanebridleway · 413 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 413 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Stoney Well Lanebridleway · 87 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 87 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Stoney Well Lanebridleway · 513 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 513 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The edge of Black Plantation, Rough Park

The edge of Black Plantation, Rough Park

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