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Throapham Common

5 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.37632, -1.21879

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Selfheal, White Clover, Bittersweet +139 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, White Clover, Bittersweet +139 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

44 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 route218 m
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route235 m
Named routeRef 6Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 674Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Monk's Bridge Farm, Laughton Common

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Monk's Bridge Farm, Laughton Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dinnington Community WoodlandUrban park1.3 km→🌱Greenlands ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Anston ParkUrban park2.7 km→🦉ANSTON STONES WOODNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Triangle ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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