© Carbrook meadow © N Abbas © Carbrook meadows credit K_Dawson (4) © Carbrook meadow © N Abbas © Carbrook meadow © N Abbas © Carbrook meadow © N Abbas © Carbrook Ravine Restoration Carbrook Ravine A small but varied reserve nestled amongst the urban landscape. Open View more images of Carbrook Ravine Explore AboutLocationDownloads Please keep dogs on leads and always follow the Countryside Code. Respect, Protect, Enjoy your local green spaces. About Carbrook Ravine Nature Reserve Carbrook Ravine is a small but varied reserve nestled amongst the urban landscape. This narrow valley used to form part of an extensive 2500 acre deer park for the gentry of Sheffield. Although there are no deer now, there is plenty of wildlife. The site covers 13.4 hectares, contains woodland, wetland and wildflower meadows types and is an important resource for wildlife. Carbrook Ravine is home to a wide range of threatened species like skylark, song thrush and bluebell. The locally rare golden male fern also grows in this nationally important wet woodland area, while ash, maple, aspen, sycamore and hazel can be found in the species-rich north west of the site. The vast grassed areas on this site are home to the mice, voles and shrews which provide food for the local owl and sparrowhawk populations. The reserve is also important to the local people, providing a beautiful contrast to the predominantly man-made landscape. It is a great place to relax, explore and enjoy! If you would like to get in touch about Carbrook Ravine or any of our other reserves, please email us or call 0114 263 4335. Volunteering at Carbrook Ravine nature reserve Find out more about volunteering with Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust. Thank You Together with our members and volunteers we take care of 15 nature reserves, including Carbrook Ravine, spanning almost 600 hectares, across Sheffield and Rotherham. These are places where you can enjoy nature and where our conservation work helps the wildlife you love to thrive. Your donations make it possible for us to care for Carbrook Ravine nature reserve. Thank you! Public Transport Bus number 52 to Handsworth, or number 25 Woodhouse to Bradway and alight at Richmond Road. Find more details on the Travel South Yorkshire website. Directions From Sheffield city centre head onto the Sheffield Parkway (A57) and after around a mile and a half take the left lane to the A6102 ramp towards the roundabout, then take the 3rd exit onto Prince of Wales Rd (A6102) and turn left at Castlebeck Avenue. Parking and access to the reserve is available from several of the surrounding streets. Accessibility Extensive path network comprising footpaths and numerous desire lines. Please contact us for disabled access information. Dogs Please keep dogs on leads at all times. Other Information Camping is not permitted at this reserve.Barbecues and campfires are not permitted at this reserve. Donate Help to support our beautiful nature reserves and the wildlife within them. Thank you for your support. Donate Downloads Carbrook Ravine public rights of way and desire lines3 MB Carbrook Ravine Location Map3 MB Carbrook Ravine Leaflet798 KB CRa Management Plan 2024-2034 DRAFT for consultation8 MB Explore our other amazing reserves Agden Bog A classic example of a type of bog that has now mostly disappeared from our landscape. Blacka Moor Blacka Moor is the largest and most spectacular of our nature reserves. It contains 181 hectares of breath-taking scenery and forms part of a much larger internationally important wild landscape. Carr House Meadows A patchwork of flower-rich meadows, perched above the Ewden Valley. Centenary Riverside From steel works to wetland wildlife haven. Crabtree Ponds Crabtree Ponds is Burngreave's hidden gem. Fox Hagg A recently extended patch of heathland and woodland, neighbouring Wyming Brook. Greno Woods An ancient woodland, rich in wildlife and full of historic interest. Hammond’s Field One of the few remaining areas of unimproved farmland around the moorland fringes. Kilnhurst Ings A post-industrial washland on the River Don. Moss Valley Woodlands Majestic beech trees tower overhead in these beautiful ancient woodlands. Salmon Pastures From post-industrial wasteland to a vital green corridor. Sunnybank A scenic short-cut for people and wildlife. Woodhouse Washlands A mosaic of wet and dry grasslands, swamp, wet ditches, ponds and scrub. Wyming Brook A little bit of wilderness on the western edge of Sheffield.
Blacka Moor Blacka Moor is the largest and most spectacular of our nature reserves. It contains 181 hectares of breath-taking scenery and forms part of a much larger internationally important wild landscape.