Walk · South Yorkshire

Ecclesall Woods

Sheffield · S11 9ND

2.2MILES

1h 20mON FOOT

85mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 100% 0% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 80%Lane & track 20%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Woodland Discovery Centre car park off Abbey Lane, Ecclesall Woods, S11 9ND S11 9ND

Parking

Free car park at the Discovery Centre off Abbey Lane with toilets on site, plus smaller free car parks at Whirlowdale Road and Abbeydale Road South; the Discovery Centre one fills first because of the

Directions to the start →

The largest ancient semi-natural woodland in South Yorkshire, dominated by oak and birch, with more than fifteen kilometres of public footpaths and no admission charge at any hour. The Woodland Discovery Centre off Abbey Lane has toilets in the car park as well as inside, and the Woodland Coffee Stop does hot drinks and light lunches; the Abbeydale Miniature Railway runs in the same clearing. This is council land, so the city's Responsible Dog Walking Code of Conduct applies rather than any order: dogs in sight and under control, on a lead if recall is unreliable, short leads from March to August on ecologically sensitive ground, and out of the streams. The paths are wide and well used, and the woods drain reasonably well but the lower sections by the Limb Brook stay muddy through winter.

THE SMALL PRINTSheffield City Council's Responsible Dog Walking Code of Conduct covers all council parks and countryside land, including Ecclesall Woods. It asks that you "always keep dogs in sight and under control", "keep dogs that do not have reliable recall on a lead", that "dogs must be on short leads from March to August" on ecologically sensitive sites because of the city's declared Nature Emergency, and that you "keep dogs out of waterways" and "stick to designated paths". The code is voluntary and there is no dog control PSPO in Sheffield; failing to pick up is a separate offence carrying a £50 fixed penalty or a fine of up to £1,000 on prosecution.

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REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.3345, -1.5206

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.SHEFFIELD.GOV.UK/PARKS-SPORT-RECREATION/OUTDOOR-SPACES/RESPONSIBLE-DOG-WALKING-CODE-CONDUCT

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