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Westwood Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.48232, -1.49367

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Pedunculate Oak +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Honeysuckle, Wood Speedwell +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Cercopis vulnerata, Ringlet +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Cercopis vulnerata, Ringlet +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Philip Lanepublic footpath · 173 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 173 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

88 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

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blackburn Valley Trailbridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Animal drinking trough in Westwood Country Park

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Animal drinking trough in Westwood Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️WORSBROUGH MILLCountry park4.9 km→🦉WORSBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Chapeltown ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Pilley Pocket ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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