Getting here
53.34004, -1.18308
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Raspberry, Hawthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Myrmica sabuleti, Myrmica ruginodis +156 more · last seen 2025
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +25 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dwarf Thistle, Bendy Ditrichum, Cowslip +244 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dwarf Thistle, Bendy Ditrichum, Cowslip +244 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's HouseWalking route4 km
Urban terrain through mostly residential areas. Option to walk through the churchyard to visit the Straw's graves, the churchyard has uneven grassy ground.
🚴Cycling
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 674Cycling route
Route 6Cycling route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Gildingwells Roadbridleway · 302 m
Anston Bridleway No.18bridleway · 218 m
Gildingwells Roadbridleway · 131 m
Wildlife to spot
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