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Rakes Wood - Woodland plantation

31 ha

📷 James Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

53.56298, -1.37609

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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 50m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Wakefield WayWalking 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
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 67Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 62Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 808 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 808 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newly laid hedge

📷 James Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newly laid hedge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cudworth ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Grimethorpe Welfare ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Cudworth Pocket Park Peace GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Dearne Valley ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Littleworth ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Thurnscoe ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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