Phoenix Park

Region: Yorkshire

A giant dinosaur, knitting sheep and special boards displaying community art are just a few of the sights that will greet you at the marvellous Phoenix Park. Providing something for everyone, the park is ideal for walking, cycling or simply keeping the kids entertained.

The Present and the Future

The innovative structures and iconic art features are part of a sculpture park which was designed by the local community with assistance from Groundwork Dearne Valley.

As you leave the flat area near the car park and walk upwards towards the top of the woodland you reach a wilder area with flourishing trees and fantastic wildlife. Brown hares can often be seen and birds of prey are a common sight, while the summit has views towards the Peak District.
This makes the park ideal for walking, cycling or keeping the kids entertained – Phoenix Park has something for everyone.

Phoenix Park Contact


The site contact for our Phoenix Park space is TCV

This space is managed in partnership with The Conservation Volunteers

Visitor Information

Opening Hours

Open all year round

Car Parking

No

Toilets

No
(click here to find the nearest public toilets)

Café

No

Entrance cost

Free

Accessibility

An extensive network of footpaths comprised mainly of non-bonded crushed material. Most are in excess of 2.5 metres wide, but there are narrower trails through wooded areas which are unsurfaced. Paths vary in gradient from flat to 1:10 or steeper. There are a limited number of seating areas at varied intervals throughout the woodland, most in excess of 500m apart. Access onto site is through access control barriers which permit motorised buggies.

Footpaths

Yes

Dogs

Yes

Things to do

Walking, cycling, horse riding, climbing wall, carved animals

Other nearby attractions

Old Moor RSPB, Brodsworth Hall, Elescar Heritage Centre

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Location

Thurnscoe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 0BD

Site size: 66 hectares

Events

There are currently no events relating to this space.

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History

Phoenix Park is a popular woodland park created where the Hickleton Colliery once stood. After the colliery closed in the 1990s, the derelict and contaminated site was remediated by the regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward with funds from the Homes and Communities Agency’s National Coalfield Programme.

Development

The Land Trust provided a sustainable and cost effective exit for the landowner, protects the money invested in restoring the land, and covers environmental liability associated with the site past history.

Now owned by the Land Trust, the site is managed in partnership with TCV.

Land Trust Contact

To contact the Land Trust about this site or how we could help manage your space please email our Estates Officer Simon Pedley or call 07789 651487.

To enquire about holding an event on a Land Trust site, please click here.

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Download Phoenix Park (3.3 miles/5.3 km) Download Phoenix Park Case Study

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