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2017.09.12 - Much of  walk is a 'part stage' of the Sheffield Country Walk - High Bradfield, Castle Hill, Cliffe House Farm, Holdworth, Low Ash Farm, ~NE into Worrall, Worrall Rd, FP at ~SK314916 ~ENE down to / across A6102 / River Don, upstream then crossing F.Bridge & U-turning downstream, up to Bridge over rail track, part of Underhill Lane, FPs to Royds Row, up to & cross Stubbings House Lane to edge path above it, Whalejaw Hill, cross Oughtibridge Lane, above Hunter House Farm, turn ~ E for about 150m before going ~ N into woods & slow U turning into Grenoside (many possible routes) - leader Angela Coles - Tuesday

looking behind at Old Horns Inn and Bradfield Church as we leave bus stop and walk up to stile leading to Castle Hill

view of Agden Reservoir

passing Castle Hill - Rocher Rocks in distance behind

descending from Castle Hill - glimpse of Damflask Reservoir in centre

looking back towards Agden Reservoir

down to track leading up to Cliffe House Farm

slight tinge of dying gorse on moorland in distance

Agden Reservoir

nearing Cliffe House

Cliffe House behind

Cliffe House and farm buildings behind

heading towards Holdworth

a farm in Holdworth

farmer's wife

through woods just past Holdworth on way to Low Ash Farm (further ahead)

looking back at Holdworth

passing Haighenfield Farm?

view across Loxley valley at derelict Dyson refractory plant being demolished probably to make way for housing?

view in other direction over Coumes Vale at Onesacre?

descending into Worrall

tree being embraced by fossilised reptile?

interesting house - this & next picture - see stone cross on roof and engraved window panes?

looking down from Worrall Road

Heron unperturbed by passing ramblers in the River Don

walking upstream towards the pedestrian bridge

Beeley Wood Weir - see notes below

Notes on Beeley Wood weir - fishes shown are salmon, trout & grayling

some text enlargements to make reading easier
the bank on left just upstream of the pedestrian bridge was washed away about 6 years ago closing the A6012 road. The re established bank involving considerable civil Engineering Work is now well disguised by plant growth
pointing in the direction of travel
up to the bridge crossing the railway - Sheffield to Stocksbridge steelworks

Underhill Farm?

a pony

Royds Row - sign for Footpath taken past the houses end just visible

what kind of berries?

heading up towards the edge

Worrall in distance? Bradfield School buildings?

Upper Hurst Farm?

teetering on the edge?

the last of the gorse blossoms

zoomed in & taken from Whalejaw Hill pointing to Onesacre (as shown on direction plan on site)

part of Oughtibridge below?

horses below near Hunter House Farm

Hunter House Farm below edge

up from the edge

into the woods

on the way to Grenoside

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