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Summer Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.31399, -1.39287

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Bluebell, Wood Melick +194 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Turnip Tigress +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mPath type: footway
School Lanepublic footpath · 106 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mPath type: track
Lady Ida's Drivepublic footpath · 300 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 300 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep RideCycling 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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Birchwood Roadbridleway · 605 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 605 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Birchwood Roadbridleway · 97 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland track to Bramleyhill Farm

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland track to Bramleyhill Farm

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✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Hollinsend ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Cliffe ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Richmond ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Heathlands ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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