LOCATION

Description
Herringthorpe Wood and Gibbing Greave are situated in the Brecks area of Dalton, a mile and a half east of Rotherham town centre.

The two woods are immediately adjacent to one another and both border Herringthorpe Valley Park. To the south of Herringthorpe Wood lies Great Bank, an area of grassland, scrub, young woodland and old quarries.

Grid reference:
The grid references of the two woodlands are:
Herringthorpe Wood SK455922
Gibbing Greave SK457923

VISITING BY CAR

Parking
The nearest car park to the woods is in Herringthorpe Valley Park. This can be reached by turning off Herringthorpe Valley Road into Herringthorpe Lane; then left into Brookside and left again onto the access road to the car park.

Informal parking adjacent to the northern tip of Herringthorpe Wood can be found along Brookside. As this is a residential road, the amount of parking is limited and consideration should always be given to local residents.

Informal parking adjacent to the eastern edge of Gibbing Greave can be found along Brecks Lane where this passes the eastern edge of this wood. Again, consideration should again be given to other road users.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Buses
The immediate area is well served by public transport.

The number 14 bus runs every 10 minutes from Rotherham Interchange to Herringthorpe Valley Road before turning up Herringthorpe Lane, where there is a bus stop just beyond the junction with Brookside.

Regular buses, including the numbers 1 and 2, also run along Wickersley Road, to the south of the woods. These leave Rotherham Interchange at 7 minute intervals and there is a stop close to the point where the southern end of Brecks Lane meets Wickersley Road.

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 points to the two woods are listed below. Numbers refer to those on the access map above.

1. At the north west corner of Gibbing Greave, from where a path from Herringthorpe Valley Park divides into three paths leading in different directions into the wood.

2. Leading off Brecks Lane at the north-eastern corner of Gibbing Greave.

3. Leading off Brecks Lane at the south-eastern corner of Gibbing Greave.

4. Access to both Gibbing Greave and Herringthorpe Wood from the upper corner of Herringthorpe Valley Park, at the point where the two woods meet.

5. A path leading from Brecks Road, just north of the junction with Belcourt Road, along the edge of fields and into the western edge of Herringthorpe Wood.

6. On the southern edge of Herringthorpe Wood, where paths enter the wood across a bridge from the south-west across Great Bank and from the south-east from a path leading off Bank Top Road.

7. On the southern edge of Herringthorpe Wood where two paths from Great Bank meet and enter the wood across a footbridge.

The gate leading into Herringthorpe Wood from Brookside (access point 8)

8. Access through a gate from Brookside.

9. An entrance to Herringthorpe Wood from below the 'pitch and putt' course in Herringthorpe Valley Park.

10. A path from Herringthorpe Valley Park which leads into the northern tip of Herringthorpe Wood.

Paths
Although there are no public rights of way within either woodland, both woods have a network of paths, freely open to the public. These are shown on the access map below.

Wheelchair Access
Neither of the woodlands currently has paths suitable for wheelchair access. However, the edges of both woodlands can be reached along surfaced paths, accessible to people in wheelchairs. In order to achieve this, a key for the gate between the lower and upper parts of Herringthorpe Valley Park should be obtained from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

TOILET FACILITIES

The nearest toilet facilities to the two woodlands are in the building adjacent to the car park in Herringthorpe Valley Park.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Gibbing Greave and Herringthorpe Woods are owned and managed by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

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