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Nitticarhill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

53.30086, -1.27152

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +17 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +17 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Frizzled Pincushion, Bluebell +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Small White +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Small White +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Coltsworth Lanepublic footpath · 542 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 542 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Coltsworth Lanepublic footpath · 227 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 227 mPath type: service
Coltsworth Lanepublic footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

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Nitticarhill Wood

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nitticarhill Wood

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🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park5 km→✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site5 km→✦BARLBOROUGH HALLHistoric site700 m→🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park2.3 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park3.8 km→

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