Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
What is Ancient Woodland?
Types of Ancient Woodland
History of Woodland Management
Restoration
Archaeological and Historical Features
Improved Paths
Transport
Grid References
Area Map and Key
Sheffield
1 Wincobank Hill
2 Prior Royd & Birkin Royd
3 Woolley Wood & Concord Park
4 Ecclesall Wood
5 Shirtcliffe Wood from Flockton Park
6 The Chapeltown Woods
7 Eckington Woods
8 Glen Howe Park & More Hall Reservoir
9 New Hall Wood & Whitwell Moor
10 Wheata Wood & Birley Edge
11 The Gleadless Valley Woods
12 The Upper Moss Valley
13 Bowden Housteads & Tinsley Park Woods
Rotherham
14 Canklow Wood Heritage Trail
15 Ravenfield Park
16 Herringthorpe Valley & Brecks Plantation
17 Wath Wood & Roman Ridge
18 Grange Park Woodlands
19 Anston Stones & the Chesterfield Canal
20 Scholes Coppice & Wentworth Woodhouse
21 Treeton Woods
22 Roche Abbey
Barnsley
23 Old Moor RSPB Reserve
24 Cannon Hall
25 Dearne Valley Park & Monk Bretton Priory
26 Elsecar Heritage Centre
27 Wombwell Ings & Gypsy Marsh
28 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
29 Worsbrough Mill & Wentworth Castle
30 The Upper Don Valley
Appendix

About the Author

Rob Haslam lives in Sheffield and has been a keen walker all his adult life. A member of the Ramblers Association for over 30 years, he has written The Chesterfield Round Walk and The South Chesterfield Way for RA local groups and is the author of the White Peak Way, published by Cicerone. Rob has walked extensively all over Britain and Europe, as well as having visited New Zealand, Nepal and the USA, yet he is passionate about the walking in his local area, where he is involved in developing walks for the RA's Get Walking Keep Walking initiative.