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Oxley Park

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Dave Pickersgill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.48164, -1.61062

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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
  • 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Amphibious Bistort, Hogweed +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Ploughman's-spikenard +119 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Pen-Den TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coronation Roadpublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: footway
Mucky Lanepublic footpath · 347 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 347 mPath type: track
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 451 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 451 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oxley Park Artwork

📷 Dave Pickersgill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxley ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Clock Tower GardensUrban park1.6 km→✦Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe RocksHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→🐄Wortley Farm ShopVisitor farm5 km→

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