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Shire Brook Visitor Centre
Shire Brook Valley Local Nature Reserve and Visitor Facilities
Situated in South East Sheffield, the Shire Brook Valley contains over 100 hectares of land protected for Nature Conservation and recreation. The Reserve is open to the public all year round.
Local Nature Reserve status was gained for the valley in 1999, including five distinctive sites;
- Shire Brook Valley – containing the brook, ancient meadows, 30 years of woodland planting and five ponds. A woodland management plan is available and your comments are invited.
- Beighton Marsh – a marshland habitat and home to the Harvest Mouse and Great Crested Newts
- Birley Spa and Silkstone Ravine – with a range of mature specimen trees and heathland
- Wickfield Plantation – one of the few remaining areas of lowland heath and coppiced Oak woodland
- Red Hills – an area of newly planted trees, recovering from land fill operation
Shire Brook Valley woodlands also form part of the South East Sheffield Woodlands Project
There are opportunities to volunteer within the valley as part of the work the Ranger Service does, or with one of the 3 active groups based there.
Three information leaflets are available for those who wish to visit the site and find out more.
The reserve has two visitor facilities (both disabled accessible);
Shire Brook Valley Visitor Centre, Stone Lane, Woodhouse – used by a wide range of groups including; schools, youth groups, Learning for the Disabled and Sheffield Wildlife trust. For directions, see the Map attached below. Nearest bus stop - Coisley Hill - 125 Service.
Birley Spa Victorian Bathhouse, Birley Spa Lane, Hackenthorpe is used by a variety of groups and also available for private bookings.
Groups or individuals wishing to organise visits should contact Chris Smith on 0114 275 1176 or by email at chris.smith@sheffield.gov.uk
Downloads
Presentation about working as a Ranger in the Shire Brook Valley (1.72 MB)
Presentation to celebrate the completion of a 3 year Wildspace! project in the Shire Brook Valley (710 KB)
Map showing the Shire Brook Valley Visitor Centre location, with written directions. (25 KB)
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