🌤Redmires Rivelin Reservoirs 10 miles🌊Wyming Brook🦆Fox Hagg Nature Reserves🌤

This beautiful route starts by Redmires Reservoirs, a group of three reservoirs which are fed from Hallam Moors by various small streams, including Fairthorn Clough.
Situated in stunning moorland, the surrounding landscape to the south is a Site of Special Scientific Interest designated for the variety of birds, reptiles and mammals which the landscape supports.

Our route starts along the edges of wild moorland and along Redmires Reservoirs with stunning views of the glistening waters.
Redmires Reservoirs are upland reservoirs, the Upper, Middle and Lower Reservoirs date from 1836 and attract many waterbirds including Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Canada and Greylag Geese, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Teal, Goldeneye, Wigeon and Pintail. Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail and Dunlin may be found by scanning the reservoir shores, and other waders on exposed mud may include Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, Redshank and Ruff.
The woodlands surrounding the reservoir are coniferous and home to Crossbill, Siskin, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard, joined over the summer by Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Redstart.
Streams and conduits flow into the reservoirs and along these may be seen Water Vole and Water Shrew.

Leaving the Reservoir path, our route joins Redmires Conduit path, a level waterside path on the edge of the moorlands, many water voles have made the Conduit their home.

We head away from Redmires Conduit and enter the beautiful Fox Hagg Nature Reserve, the vegetation becomes a patchwork of heather, bilberry, bracken, scrub and woodland. This more open ground adds to the diversity of the area’s birds and includes species such as Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker, Linnet and Redpoll plus Tree Pipit, Redstart and a variety of Warblers in the summer.

The path goes along the edges of Foxholes Plantation woodland before entering Wyming Brook Nature Reserve.
We enter dense woodland terrain surrounding the upper and lower Rivelin Reservoirs. Along the trail, there's a tranquil forest atmosphere filled with moss-covered trees and small trickling waterfalls, a magical feel to this forest.

We detour our route to join the path along Rivelin Dams, two water storage reservoirs situated in the upper part of the Rivelin Valley. The dams are owned by Yorkshire Water and provide water to over 319,000 people as well as water for the River Rivelin. They are called Upper and Lower, and fall within the eastern boundary of the Peak District.

After our detour of the Rivelin Dams, We continue exploring Wyming Brook, there are 3 paths, I'll decide on the best route after checking out the routes.

Wyming Brook is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, (SSSI) a wooded ravine with a crystal-clear brook tumbling through it, over mossy stones and part-submerged tree roots, criss-crossed by a series of a picturesque wooden footbridges. Wyming Brook’s babbling streams, mossy crags and sweet pines are protected today as a valuable home to wildlife.
Wyming Brook rises in Redmires Reservoirs, flowing for over a kilometre down steep terrain into an underground chamber before it flows into the lower of the Rivelin Dams.

In medieval times the area around Wyming Brook and the adjoining Rivelin Valley was a private hunting forest for the well to do, now this area is a Nature Reserve, preserved by The Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham as a home and safe haven for a wide variety of wildlife.
Look out for crossbills, dippers, redstarts, pied flycatchers and wood warblers, as well as the common lutestring and northern spinach moths.

After our enchanting woodland exploration, we emerge into open moorland terrain, Hallam Moors.
There's a Headstone on Hallam Moors known as Stump John, it sits above the moorland skyline, a prominent landmark, it would likely have been a key navigational aid in past times, but as with many prominent natural rock formations, little is known about the historical significance.

After our exploration of Stump John, we continue across the moorland path or the remaining part of the Conduit path which leads us back to Redmires Reservoirs where we started, a beautiful varied walk with scenic views.

A moderate walk, with undulating woodland paths, as well as good paths around the reservoirs

Catching up points as always and breaks along the way

Bring a picnic lunch water and enough snacks to keep you going

Unfortunately, no toilets on this walk, I suggest you call in somewhere enroute before you get to the walk

Walking boots are always advisable, especially with unexpected muddy paths after rain, a walking pole always helps

As always check the weather and dress accordingly

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Look forward to seeing you all on our next adventure.🚶‍♀️🐕🚶‍♀️🦮🐑🐄🦆🕊