Lovers' Walks

Managed by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust thanks to support from members and volunteers, Blacka Moor is the largest and most spectacular of the Trust's nature reserves. It contains 181 hectares of breath-taking scenery and forms part of a much larger internationally important wild landscape - the Eastern Peak District Moors - which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Unique features on Blacka Moor include the varieties of heather, the gradual transition from woodland to open moor and its population of bilberry bumblebees. A diverse migrant bird population includes willow warblers, black caps, cuckoos, wheatears, pied flycatcher, and stonechats. The ease and regularity of seeing red deer on site is a bonus!

Managed by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust thanks to support from members and volunteers, Moss Valley Woodlands nature reserve is a beautiful ancient woodland; carpeted in bluebells, sweet woodruff and wood anemone in spring and early summer. Majestic beech and oak trees tower overhead in these beautiful ancient woodlands, while Dowey Lumb is a small meadow with scattered trees and scrub which is increasingly rich in wildflowers. This south-facing hill is a perfect picnic spot to share with butterflies, and maybe even the elusive roe deer. The woods are teeming with birds including woodpeckers that have taken advantage of the standing dead trees and the insects therein.