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Stone Heads Plantations

1 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.35578, -1.17995

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Hawthorn, Nettle-leaved Bellflower +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dwarf Thistle, Raspberry, Cowslip +100 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dwarf Thistle, Raspberry, Cowslip +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Myrmica ruginodis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Myrmica ruginodis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's HouseWalking route4 km

Urban terrain through mostly residential areas. Option to walk through the churchyard to visit the Straw's graves, the churchyard has uneven grassy ground.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 674Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brand’s Lanebridleway · 713 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 713 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Brand’s Lanebridleway · 567 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 567 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Brand’s Lanebridleway · 662 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 662 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brands Lane, Woodsetts

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brands Lane, Woodsetts

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🏞️LANGOLD PARKCountry park3.8 km→🦉LANGOLD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Costhorpe PlantationUrban park4 km→🌱Langold Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Dinnington Community WoodlandUrban park3.2 km→🌱Langold Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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