WHIRLOW BROOK PARK IN SHEFFIELD JUNE 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 7 Today I decided to go to Whirlow Brook Park to complete this month’s challenge. Yay! You can see my June challenge here and more info about the challenge here. It wasn’t easy. […]
Whinfell Quarry Garden JUNE 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 6 – more about the challenge here. Whinfell Quarry Gardens is one of the Sheffield’s best kept secret. It’s adjacent to Whirlow Brook Park and can be accessed from Ecclesall Road South. It houses huge Californian […]
MILLHOUSES PARK IN SHEFFIELD JUNE 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 5 – more about the challenge here. After quite a long walk yesterday around Monsal Dale I went to Millhouses park today for a gentle stroll. It is a local park to me and it is […]
MAY 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 5 Brincliffe Edge Wood Beautiful small wood on the Brincliffe and Nether Edge border in Sheffield. It is close to Chelsea Park. For such a small patch of land it has quite a mixed history of use – it […]
MAY 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 2 Warning: This post is a bluebells overload! 🙂 When I went to the Ecclesall Woods last month, the bluebells were just emerging. I decided to go again today and see them in all their glory. And what […]
MAY 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 1 The tiny hamlet of Mayfield is part of the parish of Fulwood within the borough of the city of Sheffield. It nestles between the hills, in the unspoilt open countryside known as the Mayfield valley to the south-west […]
SHEFFIELD BOTANICAL GARDENS The Sheffield Botanical Gardens is approximately 1 mile southwest of Sheffield City Centre. Opened in 1836, the gardens consist of 19 acres of land and have around 5,000 species of plants. Originally designed by Robert Marnock in the “Gardensque” style, they were open in 1836. The incredibly […]
APRIL 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 3 I fancied a local walk for my 3rd day of the walking challenge today and went to Ecclesall Woods. The last time I was there it was all covered in snow. Ecclesall Woods It’s an area of woodland […]
MORE HALL RESERVOIR – A SHORT STROLL IN THE SUN I didn’t have much time today s0 I went for a short stroll around More Hall reservoir today. It’s been about 4 years since last time I was here. What a beautiful day today. It was sunny, still a little […]
Shares RIVELIN VALLEY NATURE AND HERITAGE TRAIL Rivelin Valley trail is a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city of Sheffield. Enjoyed any time of the year, the trail is easy to find as it follows the river. Where is the Rivelin Valley Nature Trail? Rivelin […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] MARCH 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 7 Today we woke up and there was about 3 inches of snow. Everything was cancelled. My boy’s swimming class and his friend’s birthday party. Roads were quite icy. I wouldn’t […]
MARCH 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 6 We thought that spring was finally on its way but no, the Mini Beast from the East arrived. When I was here last time I thought that the next time I would go to Ecclesall Woods would be when the […]