🌞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 nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🚲
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 627
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby · 61 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Upper Don TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Old Salt RoadWalking route▾
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8Walking route16.9 km▾
Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route
Dickey Lanepublic footpath · 655 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 655 mPath type: track
Dickey Lanepublic footpath · 124 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 124 mPath type: track
Rough Lanepublic footpath · 474 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 474 mPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Malin Bridge to Langsett RoadCycling 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
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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25 public paths nearby
Public paths
Stephen Drivebridleway · 79 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Greno Gatebridleway · 67 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mPath type: service
Platts Lanebridleway · 205 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 205 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
About this nature reserve
Wheata Woods is a 63-hectare local nature reserve located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England. This site features a diverse range of habitats, including ancient woodlands and open rides, home to birds, mammals, and wildflowers.
