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Bowden Housteads Wood - Woodland plantation

14 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.39090, -1.39677

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 257m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 67

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sheffield Town WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Sheffield
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Norfolk Heritage WalkWalking route
Named routeRef NHW
Five Weirs WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Five
Sheffield CanalWalking route
Named routeRef Canal
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Cycling

184 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Ring RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norfolk Park Cycling RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Norfolk ParkLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Infield Lanebridleway · 543 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 543 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Infield Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Highland cattle on 70 Acre Hill

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highland cattle on 70 Acre Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱High Hazels ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Don Valley BowlUrban park1.9 km→🌱Norfolk Heritage ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Don Valley BowlUrban park1.9 km→🌱Manor FieldsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Richmond ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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