Rivelin Valley

Sheffield is known for many things - its football teams (Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday if you were wondering), the steel industry and its musicians (Pulp, Arctic Monkeys & The Human League to name a few). Increasingly Sheffield is also becoming known as a green city. This isn't particularly due to the city's environmental credentials but its setting on the edge of the Peak District and the number of green spaces in Sheffield. In fact a large chunk of The Peak District National Park falls within Sheffield's boundaries.

Hillside Harvest is set in the beautiful Rivelin Valley and it amazes me - as somebody who has lived in London for 10 years - how quickly I can be walking in this green landscape while living so close to the centre of Sheffield.

So here's a treat for you. Some photographs taken on a weekend walk through the woods. There is a trail that follows the River Rivelin. I usually join it at the Rivelin Valley Cafe located off Rivelin Valley Road (A6101). At the moment it is quite muddy but fairly level and easy to follow with a good pair of walking shoes. Hillside Harvest is a short walk from the trail. Here it is.