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Greno Woods

Grenoside · S35 8PR
N 880 YD
3MILES
1h 55mON FOOT
90mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
Off-road 100% 0% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 55%

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
Forestry England car park on Woodhead Road north of Grenoside, grid reference SK 324 952, S35 8PR; cross Woodhead Road for the main Greno Woods entrance S35 8PR
Parking
Free Forestry England car park on Woodhead Road with no charge and no barrier, shared with Wharncliffe Woods walkers and the Greno mountain bike trails, so it is busy from mid-morning at weekends and
Directions to the start →

One hundred and eighty-three hectares of ancient woodland above Grenoside, bought outright by Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust in 2012 and criss-crossed by footpaths, bridleways and a section of the Trans Pennine Trail. Oak and birch stand over heathland remnants, bluebells and cow-wheat in spring, bilberries and blackberries in summer and a heavy fungi season in autumn. The Trust is unambiguous that dogs must be on leads at all times here, which matters more than usual because three downhill mountain bike trails run through the wood and riders come fast and quiet. Parking is the free Forestry England car park on Woodhead Road, with the main Greno entrance directly across the road.

THE SMALL PRINTSheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust for Greno Woods: "Dogs are permitted on the reserve but please keep them on leads at all times." Three downhill mountain bike trails cross the wood, so the lead is a safety matter as well as a wildlife one. Camping, barbecues and campfires are not permitted. Sheffield has no dog control PSPO; only fouling carries a fine, at £50.
REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 53.4526, -1.5136
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.WILDSHEFFIELD.COM/RESERVES/GRENO-WOODS-RESERVE/
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Grenoside · S35 8PR
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2.9MILES
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Forestry England conifer and broadleaf woodland climbing from Woodhead Road north of Grenoside towards Wharncliffe Crags and the Don valley, with waymarked walking trails, three graded mountain bike routes and a Go Ape in the middle of it. Parking is free and there are no charges anywhere on the site. Forestry England's Forest Dog Code applies rather than any order: dog close and in sight, on a lead if recall is unreliable, kept from approaching or chasing people and animals, and signs followed where forest operations or wildlife work are under way. Timber harvesting closes sections at short notice, so read the boards at the car park before setting off.

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Wheata Woods

Grenoside · S35 8RS
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2MILES
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90mCLIMB
95%OFF-ROAD
Off-lead allowed

Fifty-eight hectares of semi-natural ancient woodland on the north-west edge of Sheffield, owned and managed by Sheffield City Council, on the Inventory of Ancient Woodland and designated a Local Nature Reserve. It runs into Greno Woods and Prior Royd on the same ridge, so a two-mile round here can be extended into a much longer day on forest tracks. There is archaeology under the trees as well as biodiversity, including old quarrying and boundary banks. Paths are unsurfaced and the ground holds water in winter.

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