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Rother Valley Country Park

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.33746, -1.31696

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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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Wild Strawberry, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Avens, Hogweed, Fox-and-cubs +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Hogweed, Fox-and-cubs +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 93 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
Chesterfield Canalpublic footpath · 217 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 217 mPath type: footway
Pithouse Lanepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: cycleway
Barber's Lanepublic footpath · 723 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 723 mSurface gravelPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
🐴

Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pithouse Lanebridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Waleswood Roadbridleway · 894 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 894 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Pithouse Lanebridleway · 744 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 744 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Waleswood Roadbridleway · 43 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Pithouse Lanebridleway · 369 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 369 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canada Geese, Rother Valley Country Park

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Canada Geese, Rother Valley Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park4.6 km→🏞️ROTHER VALLEYCountry park0 m→🌱Rother Valley Country ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Beaver Hill ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Rolling AcresUrban park1.3 km→

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