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Wallingbrook Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Raven +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Raven +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scorpion Weed, Sunflower, Black Bryony +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route560 m
Named routeRef 6Length 560 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Ratcliffe Lanebridleway · 156 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cereal field, east of Wallingbrook Wood

Cereal field, east of Wallingbrook Wood

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