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Wood Lee Common

4 ha

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.41523, -1.19971

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Ramsons +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Welsh Chafer +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Dotterel, Shoveler +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Dotterel, Shoveler +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine +276 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine +276 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: service
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route545 m
Named routeRef 674Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route179 m
Named routeRef 674Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route70 m
Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route532 m
Named routeRef 674Length 532 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Green at Victoria Street in Wood Lee

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Green at Victoria Street in Wood Lee

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🌱Coronation ParkUrban park800 m→🦉MALTBY COMMONSNature reserve1.7 km→✦SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEYHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park800 m→✦Roche AbbeyHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Sandbeck ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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