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Gang Wood - Woodland plantation

21 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

53.51827, -1.45707

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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 480m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Blacker Lanepublic footpath · 295 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 295 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Dark Lanepublic footpath · 833 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 833 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Quarry Roadpublic footpath · 39 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mPath type: service
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Triangulation Pillar at the western edge of Wombwell Wood

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Triangulation Pillar at the western edge of Wombwell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→🏞️WORSBROUGH MILLCountry park1.4 km→🦉WORSBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve1.5 km→🌱Locke ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦LOCKE PARKHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Worsbrough Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wombwell 2

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Wombwell 1

car park off Woodhead Road S74 9SZ

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