A walk today in areas to the west of Sheffield. I got off the bus at Whirlow Bridge and immediately did a circuit of Whinfell Quarry Park: before entering the park I could detect a strong aroma of blossom...I looked but couldn't see where it was coming from. The park is only a small area but is quite interesting to explore - it will be much nicer in the summer months. I then walked up a muddy path and reached Whirlow Hall Farm but then got lost before reaching Ringinglow Road, further east than I'd intended. There is a network of footpaths in this area; most of them I'm unfamiliar with.
When I approached the farm I looked over to my left and could see see snow up on the moors, it's not very clear on the first photograph though.
I needed to walk along Ringinglow Road for a bit before going downhill and then staying on the level as the footpath I chose headed to the west.
There is more snow in the next image if you can make it out.
I reached Ringinglow Road again and took a footpath goes adjacent to Firs Farm. This path isn't shown on my paper Ordnance Survey map but is on the online version. I started off gentley climbing up a grassy slop but it soon became a steep descent through woodland down to the Limb Valley.
I soon reached Whirlowbrook Hall; I'm sure that a few years ago it operated as a cafe or tearooms - it's a wedding venue now though.
The former toilet block further down the driveway is now a small cafe though.
This part of Sheffield used to be in Derbyshire until 1938 [I think] and so the photograph of the old fingerpost direction sign shows 'DCC 1933.'
Just to finish the walk off I continued through Ecclesall Woods to Abbeydale Road to catch the bus back intio the city centre.
