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📷 Dave Bevis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.46736, -1.46913

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 130m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Blackthorn, Guelder-rose

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 67

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Skipper, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Skipper, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Blackburn Valley Trailpublic footpath · 773 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 773 mSurface compactedPath type: path
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Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bridge Inn Roadbridleway · 244 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 244 mSurface asphaltPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chapeltown - railway footbridge

📷 Dave Bevis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chapeltown - railway footbridge

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🌱Chapeltown ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Ecclesfield ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Elsecar ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Pilley Pocket ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Lower Ashgates AllotmentsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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