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WORTLEY HALL

240 ha

📷 Dave Pickersgill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessDogs welcome240 ha

Getting here

53.49275, -1.52222

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Mallard, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Mallard, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Umbellifer Mildew, Giant Puffball +13 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Umbellifer Mildew, Giant Puffball +13 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Meadowsweet +18 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Yorkshire-fog, Greater Stitchwort +124 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Yorkshire-fog, Greater Stitchwort +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 42 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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
Liberty Lanepublic footpath · 149 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 149 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Howbrook Lanepublic footpath · 164 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mPath type: footway
Howbrook Lanepublic footpath · 604 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 604 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

56 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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wortley Hall Formal Gates

📷 Dave Pickersgill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wortley Hall Formal Gates

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️WORSBROUGH MILLCountry park4.8 km→🦉WORSBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Pilley Pocket ParkUrban park2 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park800 m→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wharncliffe Lower

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