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Rother Valley Country Park

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.33609, -1.31731

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 249m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Dunnock +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Dunnock +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Orache, Pink-sorrel, Wild Strawberry

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Barber's Lanepublic footpath · 723 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 723 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

74 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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pithouse Lanebridleway · 744 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 744 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Pithouse Lanebridleway · 369 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 369 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Pithouse Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface 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 site4.4 km→🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park4.4 km→🏞️ROTHER VALLEYCountry park200 m→🌱Rother Valley Country ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Beaver Hill ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Rolling AcresUrban park1.2 km→

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