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2020.12.02** 'Tiers' resumed today - social distancing walk with 2 persons (more permitted). Park in Low Bradfield, walk starts from road at north end of Damflask Reser. at SK264918 (up steep steps), N (slightly E) up to St Nicholas Church at SK267925, ~W then N to SK266929, ~W to SK264930 then ~N to SK264932 in OAL in Rocher Wood, ~NW to exit OAL at SK258936, join path from Rocher Head to SK254937 (road), cut corner to Agden Side Rd & follow Rd ~ENE to Mortimer Road, follow Mort. Rd ~W & V turning ~SE to SK244939*1, zig zagging ~SSW thru thru woods then moorland up to Emlin Trig pt at SK240933, ~W to SK235934 then SW to Shooting Cabins at SK228928, ~S up to then zig zag along sides of disused quarry to start of Thornseat Rd at SK230924, follow ~ESE down to & across Mortimer Rd, minor road down to SK239919, join & follow Hall Lane ~WSW to Hallfield, continue ~ S then ~SSW past Stubbing, at gate SK231908, follow path SSE then ~E to cross FP over spillway stream from Strines Reser. join and follow path along East side of Dale Dike Reser. to SK242913, SE then E thru woods to Blindside Lane, follow lane ~100m short of Annet Bridge, ~E (well above Dale Dike Spillway Stream) to Public House, follow Mill Hill Rd N into Low Bradfield - Wednesday - Tony & Stuart (*1Note - possibly better to go further along Mortimer Rd before turning up to Trig Beacon)

1 St Nicholas Church at High Bradfield

5 Agden Reservoir

6 the path taken down from the church towards Rocher Woods / Rocks

8 a part of Rocher Rocks

9 Rocher Rocks

10 Rocher Rocks

11 Win Hill in middle at top?

12 path through Open Access Land in Rocher Woods

13 Barn at Rocher Head

14 looking back at Rocher Rocks.

15 Mortimer House - taken while climbing up to Emlin Trig Beacon.from Mortimer Road (not very far after crossing Agden Bridge over Agden Dike). There is probably an easier route further SE down Mortimer Road

16 during climb up to Emlin Trig Beacon we saw in front Agden Reservoir with Damflask Reservoir behind. In middle of picture near top are Stannington 'towers'

17 another view of Rocher Rocks and Woods. The wooded area at top is probably White Lee Moor (which at an earlier time must have been moor land)

18 Emlin Trig Beacon - we probably did not take the easiest ascent route up from Mortimer Road

19 zoomed into the Shooting Cabins below Thornseat (Moor / Delf / Plantation)

21 closer to the Shooting - we went ~SSE up from them to the disused Quarry

22 the disused Quarry now well overgrom

23 The trees are in Bole Edge Plantation with Harrison Plantation (with sheep) opposite to it. Thornseat Road, a once access to the disused quarry, runs between two drystone walls. It is now an overgrown track on the North side of the Plantation. There is a Sheffield City Council Permissive Footpath (not shown on OS map) running ~SW through Bole Edge| Plantation towards Strines & a Bridleway (which leads to Mortimer Road and then down to Strines Reservoir / Brogging)

24 picture taken from Thornseat Road

25 Thomson House Green is the road running ~E after crossing Mortimer Rd (at the end of Thornseat Road)

26 taken from Thomson House Green of Dale Dike Reservoir Embankment. The Reservoir spillway is in the far corner

27 a further zoomed shot of Rocher Rocks

28 goats seen from Hall Lane

29 goats, farm, sil, and Dale Dike Reservoir behind

30 at top Tower (Boots Folly) above Strines Reservoir and close to Sugworth Hall. It is said that the then owner of Sugworth Hall could see from this tower the grave of his wife buried in St Nicholas Churchyard?