Sunday 31 October 2010

Wyming Brook

In our quest to find new places on our doorstep, hubby and I found this delightful woodland walk in Sheffield. Wyming Brook is somewhere that I had never even heard of until I happened upon the Sheffield Wildlife Trust website. Its a real gem of a place.


There is a good car park, and lots of grassy area's not far from the car park, by the side of the babbling brook that will make great picnic and paddling spots in summer.

The walk has some fab rocky formations along the way.
On the way down, we walked on the wide track.



As you get towards the bottom of the trail, under the canopy of tree's, everything sports a woolly jumper effect coat of moss.

The combination of a golden tree, lit by sunlight against a brilliant blue sky backdrop is a winning one.

We met the river Rivelin - one of 5 rivers that flow through Sheffield (which is why we had heavy flooding in 2007).



The Rivelin and the Wyming Brook flow into the Rivelin Dam.

To walk back to the car park, we took the path along by the brook.


We had just missed a guided Fungal Foray walk, I'm going to check the website and see if we can find another guided walk soon. Its a lovely woodland walk.

19 comments:

Nicky said...

This is one of my favourite running routes!! I'm so lucky that I can run here from my house - although it is a bit scary on your own now the light is dimming!

I've only recently found your blog and I just LOVE it! I live in Sheffield and I'm sure I must have seen you sometime because we seem to love all the same places and are a very similar age!!!

Nicky x

Sue said...

Another lovely walk, thanks for sharing. Yesterdays post was good too, I loved the round stables.

topchelseagirl said...

You must be so relaxed with all the lovely walks you take. x

Lyn said...

I have just been catching up on all your posts, can't keep up with you Diane! another lovely day out, you have been a busy bee.
love
Lyn
xxx

jennyfreckles said...

Love the photo of the wooden bridge over the stream. It looks a delightful place to walk.

Vintage Tea Time said...

Wow - more lovely photos - you'll be getting commission from the Tourist Board at this rate! That really does look lovely!

Diane said...

Beautiful photos and the autumn colours are something else. Diane

John Going Gently said...

oneof my fav walks..... I remember it well!!!!!!

...Nina Nixon... said...

All that autumnal, woody goodness - beautiful pictures.

Nina xxx

Kathy said...

Fabulous autumn pictures Diane ... they would look wonderful on a calendar!
Love the moss!
Have a great week! Love Kathy xxx

periwinkle said...

gorgeous pics - looks like an awesome place

andamento said...

The golden tree photo is my favourite, looks a beautiful place to visit.

Selfsewn said...

This autumn is a stunner!

Deb from WhatsInMyAttic said...

Nice that you discovered this great place at this time of year...perfectly beautiful fall pictures!

Gilly said...

Looks a great place! A nice bit of rock always gives character to an area!

Wish I could join you on thse walks in real life!

If you go on a fungus foray, take a flat basket, not plastic bags then the fungi don't break, sweat or turn nasty!

A garden just outside Venice said...

Amazing colours! xxx

cieldequimper said...

This is enchanting. Being a child at heart I'm imagining all sorts of things happening there!

Rosie said...

Looks a lovely walk, Diane - you do find some super places:)

The Curious Cat said...

Beautiful photos - it is always so good when you find something new in your local area you never knew existed! I was like that when I discovered Waverley Abbey near me... And I love the autumnal colours too and hearing about Sheffield. What with the girl talking about Hull on her blog Just Me and you...well you learn all about this country that way!:) xxx