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Lumb Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.32827, -1.40333

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Bramble +213 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Bramble +213 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Green Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Green Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Robinbrook Lanepublic footpath · 286 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 286 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Robinbrook Lanepublic footpath · 479 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 479 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Robinbrook Lanepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Doe Lanebridleway · 99 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 99 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Doe Lanebridleway · 387 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 387 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Plumbleywood Lanebridleway · 501 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 501 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sloade Lane - The Postman Calls

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sloade Lane - The Postman Calls

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