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Nor Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.40965, -1.19260

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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
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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 — Mallard, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Ramsons +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Lesser Celandine, Dog's Mercury +263 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Welsh Chafer +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Welsh Chafer +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route656 m
Named routeRef 674Length 656 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route545 m
Named routeRef 674Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route179 m
Named routeRef 674Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route70 m
Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nor Wood footpath - geograph.org.uk - 3140836

📷 Andrew Hill · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nor Wood footpath - geograph.org.uk - 3140836

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🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.4 km→🦉MALTBY COMMONSNature reserve1.6 km→✦SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEYHistoric site2.9 km→✦Roche AbbeyHistoric site1 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Sandbeck ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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