LOCATION

Description
Cliffe Wood is located between Old Mill and Cundy Cross, about 1.5 kilometres east of the centre of Barnsley. It forms the northern part of Dearne Valley Park Local Nature Reserve.

Grid reference: SE362068

VISITING BY CAR
The site is fringed by a number of roads including Rotherham Road on its north side and Pontefract Road to the south.

The route of the old Barnsley Canal gives easy access through the site, including for those in wheelchairs.

Parking
The best parking place for access to the wood is the main car park for Dearne Valley Park off Pontefract Road. A path (accessible to people in wheelchairs) leads north from here across the River Dearne and past the lakes of Dearne Valley Park to the southern edge of the wood.

For access to the northern part of the site, parking can also be found in various side streets off Rotherham Road. For those parking here, consideration should be given to local residents and care should be taken crossing Rotherham Road.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Buses
There are frequent buses along Pontefract Road including the number 116, which runs every 5 or 10 minutes. A bus stop is situated close to the car park entrance on Pontefract Road, opposite the 'Spices of India' restaurant.

The number 100 runs along Rotherham Road once every half-hour and there is a bus stop adjacent to the top end of the site at Long Causeway.

All bus routes and times are of course subject to change and so you are advised to contact Traveline on 01709 515151 to confirm these details.

ACCESS TO THE WOOD

Please refer to the access map below.

Access Points
The main access to the site is from the main Dearne Valley Park car park off Pontefract Road.

Other access points are:

• At various points along the northern (top) edge of the wood from Rotherham Road.
• From the area of housing adjacent to the north-west edge of the site.
• At the far western corner of the site, from the centre of Barnsley across a bridge over the River Dearne.
• Into the southern edge of the site across a causeway between two lakes in Dearne Valley Park.
• Towards the eastern end of the southern edge of the site from a path along the north bank of the River Dearne.
• Two points at the eastern end of the site, one of these being along the route of the old Barnsley canal.

Paths
A network of paths gives good access to the great majority of the site. Access in the southern, flatter half of the site is generally straightforward but some paths towards the northern edge of the site can be steep in places. The flat, wide, grassy route of the old Barnsley canal provides easy access from west to east through the centre of the site.

Wheelchair Access
The flatter southern half of the site has good access for people in wheelchairs and suitable paths are indicated on the access map above. Unfortunately the steeper nature and narrower paths in the northern part of the site make this area inaccessible to wheelchairs.

TOILET FACILITIES
There are no toilet facilities at or in the immediate vicinity of the site.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Cliffe Wood is owned and managed by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

For further information, see Get in Touch elsewhere on this website.