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The Old Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

53.50870, -1.49398

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Tit and Robin
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Tit, Robin, Great Tit +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Robin, Great Tit +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Umbellifer Mildew, Giant Puffball +13 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Umbellifer Mildew, Giant Puffball +13 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Lesser Celandine, Hazel +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Sweet Chestnut, Bulrush +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 19 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 (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Pilley Lane Endpublic footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: track
Pilley Lane Endpublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface concrete:platesPath type: track
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Cycling

78 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
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pilley Lane Endbridleway · 255 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 255 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Old Park Wood viewed from Pilley Lane End

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Old Park Wood viewed from Pilley Lane End

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🏞️WORSBROUGH MILLCountry park2.2 km→🦉WORSBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Locke ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦LOCKE PARKHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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