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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Wood Anemone, Sneezewort +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Wood Anemone, Sneezewort +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Water Mint, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Field Grasshopper, Dark-edged Bee-fly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Field Grasshopper, Dark-edged Bee-fly +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stony Croft Lanebridleway · 616 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 616 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

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