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Lee Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.48383, -1.40548

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lucerne, Cock's-foot, Yellow Iris +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella inanis +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella inanis +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Fuchsia Rust +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Oak Mildew, Fuchsia Rust +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional 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

🚴

Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Main RouteCycling route112 m

Named routeRef 62Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

25,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit +3

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2026

Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Willow Gall Weevil · Western Honey Bee +4

SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Willow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
TramaTrama
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit +3

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2026

Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Willow Gall Weevil · Western Honey Bee +4

SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Willow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
TramaTrama
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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