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Low Booth Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

53.47929, -1.52412

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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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Bramble, Beech +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — False Deathcap, Wood Blewits, Purple Jellydisc +2 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — False Deathcap, Wood Blewits, Purple Jellydisc +2 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8Walking route16.9 km
Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route
Howbrook Lanepublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: footway
Howbrook Lanepublic footpath · 604 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 604 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Philip Lanepublic footpath · 173 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 173 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crossing arable fields towards Booths Wood.

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crossing arable fields towards Booths Wood.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chapeltown ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Pilley Pocket ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌽Reading Room Lane AllotmentsAllotments1.4 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park1.4 km→🐄Wortley Farm ShopVisitor farm1.5 km→✦WORTLEY HALLHistoric site1.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wharncliffe Lower

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