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✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

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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
🐕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

🌤️ 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
📍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

9 activities

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 — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Hornbeam, Great Willowherb +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Minotaur Beetle, Small White +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Minotaur Beetle, Small White +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Water Mint +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km

Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route

Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km

Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km

The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.

Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

15,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +43

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Minotaur Beetle

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Ramsons

RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +43

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Minotaur Beetle

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Ramsons

RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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