Wath Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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53.48661, -1.34488
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Blackthorn, Himalayan Balsam +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Syrphus +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Bulrush +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
The Heron Way Walking route ▾
Dawson Lane public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Dawson Lane public footpath · 232 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 232 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map Wath Wood Bottom public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Path type: service
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 414 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 414 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 112 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
3,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,621 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · 2-spot Ladybird +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Cow Parsley · Himalayan Balsam · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +9
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,621 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · 2-spot Ladybird +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Cow Parsley · Himalayan Balsam · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +9
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025 