© Wyming Brook in full flow © Wyming Brook ©Chris Senior © Wyming Brook by Gary Smith © Wyming Brook, by Sarah Sidgwick © © Wyming Brook in full flow © Wyming Brook at Dawn, May 2012 by Sarah Sidgwick © Wyming Brook at Dawn, May 2012 by Sarah Sidgwick © © © Chris Senior Wyming Brook A little bit of wilderness on the western edge of Sheffield. Open View more images of Wyming Brook Getting away from it all Birdwatching Water Wyming Brook combines rich history with remarkable biodiversity. Protected by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust within the Eastern Moors SSSI, this beautiful reserve is a little slice of wilderness. It features babbling streams, mossy crags, and pine woods. Enjoy easy waterside strolls or rockier trails with reservoir views, spotting dippers, crossbills, and rare moths along the way. Please keep dogs on leads and always follow the Countryside Code. Respect, Protect, Enjoy your local green spaces. Dogs on our nature reserves and farmland policy Location Nestled on the western edge of Sheffield, off Redmires Road, right on the border of the Peak District National Park. Postcode S10 4QX. OS Map Reference SK267867 View on What 3 Words ///crisp.ripe.hugs Know Before You Go Size approx 66 hectares Entry Fee – Free Parking – Car parking is available on Redmires Road just past Soughley Lane Grazing Animals – None on site Walking Trails – Wyming Brook Drive runs the length of the reserve, and there are unsurfaced footpaths throughout the rest of the reserve you can explore, or try this circular route. Accessibility – An A-frame entrance from the Redmires Road car park. Wyming Brook Drive forms a wide, surfaced bridleway running through the reserve on a north-south line, with a division off to the east. The remaining Public Rights of Way are unsurfaced footpaths through the woodlands, with numerous small bridges crossing the brook. Easy strolls by the streams or higher, rockier routes with dramatic views. Facilities – No facilities Dogs – Dogs on a lead are permitted on the reserve. Other Information: Cyclists are permitted on the bridleways at this reserve. Camping is not permitted at this reserve. Barbecues and campfires are not permitted at this reserve. When To Visit Opening Times – Open at all times. We recommend allowing at least 1 hour to explore this reserve. For a longer visit, take in our neighbouring Fox Hagg nature reserve too, another great site for birdwatching and sweeping vistas. Best Times – Stunning all year round. Visit in summer for notable migrant species. Directions Public Transport Bus number 51 stops at Lodge Moor bus terminus on Redmires Road, a 10 minute walk from the nature reserve. Buses 273, 274 and 275 all stop on Manchester Road to the north of the reserve. Find more details on the Travel South Yorkshire website. By Road From Sheffield city centre take the A57 from Brook Hill roundabout and continue on to Fulwood Road, taking a slight right to continue along the A57 into Manchester Road. Continue for around half a mile before turning left onto Selbourne Road, then turn left onto Sandygate Road. Continue and keep right to follow onto Redmires Road for around 2.5 miles and park in Wyming Brook car park, just past Soughley Lane. Postcode S10 4QX. About Wyming Brook Nature Reserve 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 protected today as a valuable home to wildlife. The difference now is that we can all enjoy this little bit of wilderness on the western edge of Sheffield, with easy strolls by the streams or higher, rockier routes with dramatic views of the Rivelin reservoirs and the city beyond. Part of the Eastern Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), there is an abundance of wildlife at this nature reserve, including the common lutestring and northern spinach moths. It is also home to many kinds of birds, from pine seed eating crossbills to the brown and white dipper which forages for aquatic insects along the fast flowing streams. Other notable summer migrant bird species that can be observed on the reserve include bullfinch and goldcrest, spotted flycatcher, wood warblers and pied flycatchers. Wyming Brook has received a prestigious Green Flag Award, an international award scheme which recognizes this nature reserve as one of the very best green spaces in the UK. Species Common lutestring moth Northern spinach moth Crossbill Dipper Bullfinch Goldcrest Spotted flycatcher Wood warbler Pied flycatcher Habitat Mixed upland clough woodland Upland dry heath Fast-flowing upland stream Contact If you need to get in touch with us about Wyming Brook or any of our other reserves, please email us or call 0114 263 4335. More information Seasonal Highlights Notable summer migrant bird species that can be observed on the reserve include bullfinch and goldcrest, spotted flycatcher, wood warblers and pied flycatchers. History 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 protected today as a valuable home to wildlife. Updates Volunteer Work Days Practical volunteer days at Wyming Brook & Fox Hagg are held on the first Tuesday of every month, and the third Sunday of every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November). Tasks vary from footpath improvements and access work, to habitat and vegetation management. All volunteer days start at 10.00am and finish at 3.00pm. Gloves, tools, and refreshments are provided, but please wear suitable outdoor clothes and boots, and bring some lunch and drinking water if you’re able to join us for the whole day. The meeting place can vary, so please get in touch before the work day to confirm where we will be starting. Find details for our next volunteer work day on our Events page. Find out more about volunteering with Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust. Thank You Together with our members and volunteers we take care of 15 nature reserves, including Wyming Brook, spanning almost 600 hectares, across Sheffield and Rotherham. These are places where you can enjoy nature and where our conservation work helps the wildlife you love to thrive. Your donations make it possible for us to care for Wyming Brook nature reserve. Thank you! Downloads Embracing a change article from Kingfisher Summer 22 Magazine792 KB Map of Wyming Brook nature reserve showing footpaths and area for tree works645 KB Spotlight on Wyming Brook from SRWT Guide15 MB Explore our other amazing reserves Agden Bog A classic example of a type of bog that has now mostly disappeared from our landscape. Blacka Moor Blacka Moor is the largest and most spectacular of our nature reserves. It contains 181 hectares of breath-taking scenery and forms part of a much larger internationally important wild landscape. Carbrook Ravine A small but varied reserve nestled amongst the urban landscape. Carr House Meadows A patchwork of flower-rich meadows, perched above the Ewden Valley. Centenary Riverside From steel works to wetland wildlife haven. 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