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Lob Wells Shelter

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📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.31750, -1.20371

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Leucocybe candicans, Blushing Bracket +39 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Leucocybe candicans, Blushing Bracket +39 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Ringlet +100 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Ringlet +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +29 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Horsetail, Glaucous Sedge, Bendy Ditrichum +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Horsetail, Glaucous Sedge, Bendy Ditrichum +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 6Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field towards Lob Wells Wood

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field towards Lob Wells Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sandhill LakeUrban park5 km→🦉ANSTON STONES WOODNature reserve3 km→🌱Anston ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park4 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park4.6 km→🌱Greenlands ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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