Sheffield Lakeland: Redmires

Walk preview

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   Step 1: Start at the footpath sign on Soughley Lane. You can park by the road or in the car park at nearby Wyming Brook.

2. Step 2: Alternatively you can park on Long Causeway and begin the walk at step 22!

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   Step 3: Head down the path.

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   Step 4: Go through the gate. You will soon come to the Lower Redmires reservoir, the first of three.

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   Step 5: The dams were built between 1833 & 1854 to meet the water demands of the ever growing population of Sheffield.

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   Step 6: The waters are home to many wildfowl and waders.