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Knoll Top Plantation - Mixed woodland

3 ha

📷 Wendy North · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.48416, -1.58239

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Native broadleaved woodland

Free

Bird watching

Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 67 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Park Lanepublic footpath · 305 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 305 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Upper Don Trailpublic footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Upper Don Trailpublic footpath · 230 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 230 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Little Don Cycleway Link (Upper Don Trail)bridleway · 256 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 256 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Little Don Cycleway Link (Upper Don Trail)bridleway · 521 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 521 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Stocksbridge Steelworks

📷 Wendy North · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Stocksbridge Steelworks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxley ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial GardensUrban park400 m→🌱Clock Tower GardensUrban park400 m→✦Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe RocksHistoric site2 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🐄Wortley Farm ShopVisitor farm3.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wharncliffe Lower

Low2.1 km→

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