FTS Burngreave

Parkwood Springs, Burngreave, Sheffield

Burngreave is located just north of Sheffield City Centre (centred on OS grid ref SK360895). It's a disadvantaged inner city area with higher unemployment and health problems than the average. However, it does have particularly rich cultural diversity.

Site Description:

Parkwood Springs is owned by Sheffield City Council. It is 141ha of green space physically and visually in the ‘heart of the city’ of Sheffield being less then 1.5km from the city centre.

The site is home to a ski village and artificial slopes. It boasts a rich mosaic of woodland, heathland, acid grasslands, sssi’s, allotments, cemetery, sports fields, nature reserves and wetlands. This unique naturalistic backdrop is visible from much of Sheffield and out into the Peak District, providing a visual link from the countryside into the city and vice versa.

There is an active landfill occupying part of the site that will continue its phased operations until 2018.

Directions:

Visible from much of Sheffield, Parkwood Springs is the area of open space between Herries Road and Rutland Road adjoining the dry ski slope.

The site can be accessed from two directions:

A rough track off Penrith Road that winds its way down to allotments. There is a gate to the right just before the allotments that accesses the planting location.
At the top of Scraith Wood Drive there is a footpath between the houses.

Both Penrith Rd and Scraith Wood Drive can be accessed from Herries Road.

Record Book:

The record book is held at Sheffield City Council offices, Meersbrook Park, Brook Road, Sheffield, S8 9FL. Telephone: 0114-2500500.

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