Spring Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.37453, -1.29710
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Mute Swan +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Mute Swan +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Great Willowherb, Bush Vetch, White Dead-nettle +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Sweet Chestnut +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Doorstep Walk Walking route ▾
Rowbotham's Round Walking route ▾
Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Beighton to Staveley spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 674 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 674 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 218 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 218 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Very tall mast near Spring Wood
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Wildlife to spot
4,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,246 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Jackdaw +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Barn Owl Tyto alba Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Spotted Regal-sawfly · Melanostoma scalare
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Turkish Sage · Mugwort · Cleavers · Red Fescue +13
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Turkish Sage Phlomis russeliana Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Cleavers Galium aparine Red Fescue Festuca rubra Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides Perennial Rye-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,246 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Jackdaw +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Barn Owl Tyto alba Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Spotted Regal-sawfly · Melanostoma scalare
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Turkish Sage · Mugwort · Cleavers · Red Fescue +13
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Turkish Sage Phlomis russeliana Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Cleavers Galium aparine Red Fescue Festuca rubra Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides Perennial Rye-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
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