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Old Spring Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

53.32680, -1.20114

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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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Hawthorn, Ramsons +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bendy Ditrichum, Dwarf Thistle, Spurge-laurel +204 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii, Sphaerophoria scripta +186 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii, Sphaerophoria scripta +186 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Kingfisher, Oystercatcher, Indian Peafowl +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

60 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 route2.6 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Spring Wood

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dinnington Community WoodlandUrban park4.6 km→🦉ANSTON STONES WOODNature reserve2 km→🌱Anston ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Greenlands ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park4.2 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park4.4 km→

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