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Gorse Wood - Mixed woodland

2 ha

📷 Jeff Pearson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.50049, -1.39588

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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
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A Woodland View

📷 Jeff Pearson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Woodland View

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lower Ashgates AllotmentsUrban park1.8 km→🌱Elsecar ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen EngineHistoric site1.6 km→✦The former Elsecar IronworksHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Wombwell ParkUrban park2 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wombwell 2

Low2.7 km→
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Wombwell 1

car park off Woodhead Road S74 9SZ

Low2.7 km→

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