Low Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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53.48686, -1.42397
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Hawthorn, Hogweed +89 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Hawthorn, Hogweed +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Skiers Hall public footpath · 241 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 241 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackburn Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 112 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
16,013 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,013 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Coot +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Volucella inanis · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Willow Gall Weevil +13
Syrphus Syrphus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hard Rush · Common Knapweed · Hoary Ragwort · Hawthorn +38
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Goat Willow Salix caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,013 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Coot +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Volucella inanis · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Willow Gall Weevil +13
Syrphus Syrphus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hard Rush · Common Knapweed · Hoary Ragwort · Hawthorn +38
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Goat Willow Salix caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Galingale Cyperus longus
Galingale Cyperus longus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Lady's mantle Alchemilla
Lady's mantle Alchemilla
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis 