Overview

Walking South Yorkshire is a collection of 30 circular walks, between 2 and 8 miles (3 and 13 km) in length, that explore the ancient woodland and rural visitor attractions around Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley. Attractions visited include: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wentworth Castle Gardens, Stainborough Park, Cannon Hall Museum, Old Moor RSPB Reserve, Monk Bretton Priory, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Worsbrough Mill, Rockley Blast Furnace, Wentworth Woodhouse, the Waterloo Pottery Kiln, Catcliffe Glass Cone, Graves Park Animal Farm, Roche Abbey and the Chesterfield Canal. Written by local walker, Rob Haslam, each walk features detailed route directions, combined with a thorough insight into the county's rich, yet little-known, heritage of ancient woodland. All walks can be reached by public transport from Sheffield, Meadowhall, Rotherham and Barnsley, feature Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps and information on public transport, car parking, history, refreshments and terrain.

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Author:   Rob Haslam
Publisher:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Edition:   Reprinted with minor amendments in February 2016.
Dimensions:   Width: 12.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 17.50cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9781906148218

ISBN 10:   190614821
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   01 June 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction What is Ancient Woodland? Types of Ancient Woodland History of Woodland Management Restoration Archaeological and Historical Features Improved Paths Transport Grid References Area Map and Key Sheffield 1 Wincobank Hill 2 Prior Royd & Birkin Royd 3 Woolley Wood & Concord Park 4 Ecclesall Wood 5 Shirtcliffe Wood from Flockton Park 6 The Chapeltown Woods 7 Eckington Woods 8 Glen Howe Park & More Hall Reservoir 9 New Hall Wood & Whitwell Moor 10 Wheata Wood & Birley Edge 11 The Gleadless Valley Woods 12 The Upper Moss Valley 13 Bowden Housteads & Tinsley Park Woods Rotherham 14 Canklow Wood Heritage Trail 15 Ravenfield Park 16 Herringthorpe Valley & Brecks Plantation 17 Wath Wood & Roman Ridge 18 Grange Park Woodlands 19 Anston Stones & the Chesterfield Canal 20 Scholes Coppice & Wentworth Woodhouse 21 Treeton Woods 22 Roche Abbey Barnsley 23 Old Moor RSPB Reserve 24 Cannon Hall 25 Dearne Valley Park & Monk Bretton Priory 26 Elsecar Heritage Centre 27 Wombwell Ings & Gypsy Marsh 28 Yorkshire Sculpture Park 29 Worsbrough Mill & Wentworth Castle 30 The Upper Don Valley Appendix

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Rob Haslam lives in Sheffield and has been a keen walker all his adult life. A member of the Ramblers Association for over 30 years, he has written The Chesterfield Round Walk and The South Chesterfield Way for RA local groups and is the author of the White Peak Way, published by Cicerone. Rob has walked extensively all over Britain and Europe, as well as having visited New Zealand, Nepal and the USA, yet he is passionate about the walking in his local area, where he is involved in developing walks for the RA's Get Walking Keep Walking initiative.

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