Union Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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53.40068, -1.14239
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dunnock, Blackbird, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dunnock, Blackbird, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mistletoe, Himalayan Balsam, Dog's Mercury +26 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Mistletoe, Himalayan Balsam, Dog's Mercury +26 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Garlic Mustard, Hogweed
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Doorstep Walk Walking route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,044 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,044 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +40
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Coot Fulica atra2013 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2013 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2013 Swift Apus apus2019 Teal Anas crecca2013 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2013 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2012 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2012 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2015 Goosander Mergus merganser2012 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2015 Swallow Hirundo rustica2015 Little Owl Athene noctua2014 Gadwall Mareca strepera2012 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2019 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2018 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Whitethroat Curruca communis2015 Jay Garrulus glandarius2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2015 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2015 Blackbird Turdus merula2015 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2015 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2015 Greylag Goose Anser anser2012 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2012 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Mole · Weasel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison Mole Talpa europaea2020 Weasel Mustela nivalis2015 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Dromius quadrimaculatus +20
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015 Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2014 Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis 🌿 Plants 31 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Mistletoe · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Ramsons · Dog's Mercury +26
Mistletoe Viscum album Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2015 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Ramsons Allium ursinum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,044 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +40
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Coot Fulica atra2013 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2013 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2013 Swift Apus apus2019 Teal Anas crecca2013 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2013 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2012 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2012 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2015 Goosander Mergus merganser2012 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2015 Swallow Hirundo rustica2015 Little Owl Athene noctua2014 Gadwall Mareca strepera2012 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2019 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2018 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Whitethroat Curruca communis2015 Jay Garrulus glandarius2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2015 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2015 Blackbird Turdus merula2015 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2015 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2015 Greylag Goose Anser anser2012 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2012 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Mole · Weasel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison Mole Talpa europaea2020 Weasel Mustela nivalis2015 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Dromius quadrimaculatus +20
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015 Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2014 Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis 🌿 Plants 31 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Mistletoe · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Ramsons · Dog's Mercury +26
Mistletoe Viscum album Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2015 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Ramsons Allium ursinum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2020
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2020
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2017
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2017
Mycomya tenuis Mycomya tenuis2016
Mycomya tenuis Mycomya tenuis2016
Leia bilineata Leia bilineata2016
Leia bilineata Leia bilineata2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria2016
Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria2016
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2016
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2016
Boletina rejecta Boletina rejecta2015
Boletina rejecta Boletina rejecta2015
Mycetophila unicolor Mycetophila unicolor2015
Mycetophila unicolor Mycetophila unicolor2015
Mycetophila cingulum Mycetophila cingulum2015
Mycetophila cingulum Mycetophila cingulum2015
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2014
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2014
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2014
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2014
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2013
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2013 Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris
Anthriscus sylvestris
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2021
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2021
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2020
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2020
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2020
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2020
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2020
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2020
daffodils Narcissus2020
daffodils Narcissus2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2014
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2014
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2014
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2014
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2014
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2014
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2014
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2014
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2014
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2014
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2014
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2014
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2014
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2014
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2014
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2014
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2014
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2014
Field Pepperwort Lepidium campestre2014
Field Pepperwort Lepidium campestre2014
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2012
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