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Kent Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.32812, -1.39088

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Dunnock +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Dunnock +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Garlic Mustard, Guelder-rose +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bluebell, Wood Anemone +210 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Robinbrook Lanepublic footpath · 286 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 286 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal 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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Plumbleywood Lanebridleway · 963 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 963 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Plumbleywood Lanebridleway · 923 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 923 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Plumbleywood Lanebridleway · 501 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 501 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Approaching Ridgeway from Haven Farm

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Approaching Ridgeway from Haven Farm

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