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Worsbrough Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

53.51853, -1.48461

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 188m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Himalayan Balsam, Beech +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Hoverfly, Common Darter +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Sweet Chestnut, Hogweed +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 65 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Doe Lanepublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Old Hall Roadpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: service
Doe Lanepublic footpath · 292 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 292 mPath type: track
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Cycling

71 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
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kendal Green Roadbridleway · 184 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 184 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rear of Rockley Old Hall, near Worsbrough

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rear of Rockley Old Hall, near Worsbrough

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🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park1 km→🏞️WORSBROUGH MILLCountry park1 km→🦉WORSBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve1 km→🌱Locke ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦LOCKE PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park900 m→

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