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Stones Wood

✦ Ancient woodland34 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

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
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Goldcrest +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Goldcrest +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ploughman's-spikenard, Great Wood-rush +220 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Common Nettle +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cercopis vulnerata +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cercopis vulnerata +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 63 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
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
Nine Acre Lanepublic footpath · 396 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 396 mPath type: service
Holly Hall Lanepublic footpath · 373 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 373 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Lanepublic footpath · 408 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 408 mPath type: track
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Don Valley Trailbridleway · 687 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 687 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Don Valley Trailbridleway · 26 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mPath type: bridleway
Thurgoland Tunnelbridleway · 306 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 306 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Don Valley Trailbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Don Valley Trailbridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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