Wyming Brook

The Wyming Brook is a river in the City of Sheffield, England. Its source is the Redmires Reservoirs near the Hallam Moors. It flows in a north-easterly direction for over 0.6 miles (1 km) down quite steep terrain into an underground chamber where it joins the Rivelin tunnel before it flows into the lower of the Rivelin Dams.[1] There is a path that runs alongside the brook which is popular with walkers. The path can be quite steep, with it and the brook falling over 100 m in a kilometre. The river flows almost its entire length within the Wyming Brook Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham. The surrounds are wooded near the bottom and more open near the top, with stunning views of the Rivelin Valley and beyond. Wildlife found around Wyming Brook includes the dipper and the crossbill.[2] The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the nature reserve.[3]

In winter the river can be quite a loud 'babbling brook'.

Historically the area was used exclusively by the nobility when it was part of the hunting and hawking grounds of Rivelin Chase.[4] Above, and to the west of the watercourse on Ash Cabin Flat is an embanked stone circle, dating to the Bronze Age.[5]

References

1. "Reminiscing Around Rivelin", Roy Davey, No ISBN, Page 8, Gives history, reservoir data and details of Rivelin tunnel and water treatment works.
2. "Wyming Brook | Sheffield Wildlife Trust". www.wildsheffield.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
3. McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.
4. "Wyming Brook | Reserves". Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
5. Historic England. "Stone circle on Ash Cabin Flat, 560m north east of Reservoir Cottages, Sheffield (1016623)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2017.