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Romeley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Barn Owl +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Barn Owl +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Snowdrop, Coltsfoot +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Ramsons +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 4 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
🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodhouse Lanebridleway · 330 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 330 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hoodcroft Lanebridleway · 152 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 152 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Hoodcroft Lanebridleway · 506 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 506 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Hoodcroft Lanebridleway · 228 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 228 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hoodcroft Lanebridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm bridge over M1 near Romeley Wood

Farm bridge over M1 near Romeley Wood

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