Luke Spring ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.48011, -1.39245
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 105m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 105m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Melick, Wood Millet, Holly +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Bristly Oxtongue, Meadowsweet +4 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Hairy Shieldbug, Common Flower Bug +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Hairy Shieldbug, Common Flower Bug +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 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 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 ▾
66 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Street Lane bridleway · 543 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 543 m Surface gravel Path type: path
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
6,562 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,562 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Greylag Goose +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Common Flower Bug · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Willow Gall Weevil +10
Syrphus Syrphus Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Cock's-foot · Buckwheat
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,562 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Greylag Goose +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Common Flower Bug · 2-spot Ladybird · Leistus fulvibarbis · Willow Gall Weevil +10
Syrphus Syrphus Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Cock's-foot · Buckwheat
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trama
Trama
Trama
Trama
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
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
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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