Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Rotherham, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Rotherham. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Rotherham. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Rotherham, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Myers Wood is a forest reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Myers Wood, about 31 km (19 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Lesamourai at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Sherwood Forest is a royal forest reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sherwood Forest, about 31 km (20 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: my work / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brierley Forest Park is a forest reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Brierley Forest Park, about 33 km (21 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Frombowen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Forest of High Peak is a royal forest reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forest of High Peak, about 36 km (22 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Post Hill is a woodland reachable from Rotherham as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Post Hill, about 44 km (28 mi) from Rotherham
Image credit: Image: Betty Longbottom / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0