Once set aside for the exclusive use of the nobility, when it was part of the hunting and hawking grounds of Rivelin Chase, Wyming Brook’s babbling streams, mossy crags and sweet smelling pines are still protected today, as a valuable home to wildlife.

The only difference now is that we can all visit and enjoy this little bit of wilderness on the western edge of Sheffield, with its easy strolls by the streams or the higher, rockier routes with their dramatic views of the Rivelin Reservoirs and the City beyond.

As part of the Eastern Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest, there is an abundance of wildlife at the reserve, including bizarrely named moths – the Dusky Slug, Common Lutestring and Northern Spinach; and the many kinds of birds which thrive on the plentiful food, from pine seed eating crossbills to black and white dippers which forage for aquatic insects along the fast flowing streams.  In autumn, a feast of fungi is on display, with Jew’s Ear, Plums and Custard and Amethyst Deceiver, just a few of the species to be found.

With its own spectacular scenery, the reservoirs and woods of the Rivelin Valley just next door, and its proximity to the City centre, Wyming Brook is the ideal place to spend a restorative couple of hours away from the pressures of the twenty-first century.

How to get there

By Bus
Bus number 51 goes from the City Centre along Redmires Road (use this service also for Fox Hagg Nature Reserve); while buses 51a, 273 and 274 travel the A57 Manchester Road.  For full bus details phone Traveline on 01709 515151 or visit the website at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com.

By Car
There is a car park in Redmires Road.

Download a copy of our Wyming Brook and Fox Hagg Leaflet leaflet and map here.

• Parking
• Picnic Area

• Heathland
• Woodland
• Wetland