Meet report – a very wet start to the walk but undismayed we viewed the impressive remaining tower of Beauchief Abbey before moving on to Beauchief Hall and its herd of Fallow deer. The bluebells were excellent in the ancient woodland of Lady Spring Wood which was more than could be said for Moor View. Walking through Greenhill Park, we were beside the stream that marks the boundary between Sheffield and Derbyshire. It reminded us that our whole walk would have been in Derbyshire prior to the 1934 boundary changes. Lunch, and an end to the rain, was in Chantryland Meadow, Graves Park. The whole meadow was full of cowslips in this peaceful corner. Traversing Graves Park and crossing rhe A61 we finished the walk through Chancet Wood and Parkbank Wood, returning to the Abbey. The drifts of bluebells with the bright green beech leaves above them were particularly entrancing in Parkbank Wood. The walk finished with tea and a great variety of cakes.
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