Nabs Wood and Huskar Monument
📍 Silkstone CommonSouth Yorkshire
Small bluebell wood at Silkstone Common with a memorial to the children of the 1838 Huskar pit disaster.
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Free entry to the wood and memorial
About
Nabs Wood is a small Woodland Trust wood of oak, ash, sycamore and beech, carpeted with bluebells and wild garlic in spring. It was once a mining area and is the site of the Huskar Pit disaster of 1838, and a memorial to the children who died stands in the wood. It makes a short, thoughtful walk and pairs well with nearby Silkstone village.
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