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Smelter Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.36655, -1.38962

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Blackthorn +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Great Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +160 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Great Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +160 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
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Cycling

149 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal 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
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A57 near Smelter Wood

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A57 near Smelter Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱High Hazels ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Norfolk Heritage ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Don Valley BowlUrban park4.2 km→🌱Richmond ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Beaver Hill ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Hollinsend ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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