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Nab's Ashes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.33640, -1.12791

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 149m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blueish Veilwort, Isothecium myosuroides, Cape Thread-moss +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Greater Horntail Wasp, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's HouseWalking route4 km

Urban terrain through mostly residential areas. Option to walk through the churchyard to visit the Straw's graves, the churchyard has uneven grassy ground.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 674Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route494 m
Named routeRef 674Length 494 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fallen tree, Nab's Ashes Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fallen tree, Nab's Ashes Wood

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🏞️LANGOLD PARKCountry park3.9 km→🌱Costhorpe PlantationUrban park4 km→🦉LANGOLD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Langold Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Sandhill LakeUrban park3.1 km→🌱Castle HillUrban park3.7 km→

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