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Loscar Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

53.32139, -1.23208

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 414m away — 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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dandelion, Cowslip, Ribwort Plantain +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Ramsons +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

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

61 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 route218 m
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 6Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking into the shadows of Loscar Wood - geograph.org.uk - 4143018

📷 Neil Theasby · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking into the shadows of Loscar Wood - geograph.org.uk - 4143018

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dinnington Community WoodlandUrban park4.9 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park2.1 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park2.7 km→🦉ANSTON STONES WOODNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Anston ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦BARLBOROUGH HALLHistoric site4.2 km→

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