Sandall Beat Wood — Local services in Doncaster

How do you rate a wood... It has parking , a lot of lovely paths.. squirrel s and toilets next to a play and picnic area in the middle of the wood, in summer an ice-cream van normally parks up. We went to a private event organised by the wood rangers. The kids were taught to make shelters and also cooked over open fires making popcorn, nachos and cheese and marshmallows the shelters were tested with a bucket of water and a leaf blower to simulate a hurricane which was hilarious. It would be an awesome birthday party idea for spring or...

Small free car park and plenty of room to park along the race course. Good variety of woodland paths, including level and firm surfaces underfoot. Lovely in Autumn but take care when tree roots/ stumps can be covered with leaves. Options to extend the walk onto a former pit stack over the railway line. Children's play area. Very good area for dog walking, push chairs. See also, the Sandal beat environment centre and woods Facebook page. Had no problems tracking our...

There are lots of paths to walk through the woods, not all as well sign posted as they could be. There is a sensory garden with a few items in. But the best bit for us is the Adventure Playground! It's all free to access. The ice cream van often visits in summer. You can build dens and there are organisations who organise orienteering and bug...