This walk is from Walking South Yorkshire (pages 61-64).
Flicking through my book I found another walk I could complete without relying on public transport. It also made the two-mile walk a bit longer as it took just under an hour to get to the start point. Extra exercise for Sybil is always welcome!
The walk starts in Boston Castle Park past the college I used to go to, bringing back fond memories. We skirted along the edge of the park until we joined the woods through an A-frame and followed the Fuelling a Revolution waymarker. Heading up to the viewpoint we paused and had a quick rest.
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| View from Canklow Woods |
We continued following the main path, more direction given by the waymarkers than by the book itself which was fine as I could relax and enjoy watching Sybil chasing non-existent squirrels. After turning left at the multi-stemmed oak tree Sybil stopped to play with a little mop with legs (it was very cute) while his owner and I chatted about our dogs' bad habits.
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| The oak tree |
Heading down to the houses on the estate we branched right and turned back on ourselves. Accompanying us now was the sound of the busy main road; thankfully not as close as it sounded so I didn't have to worry about Sybil heading down to it. The wood opened up into scrubland. A squirrel headed towards us on the path, spotted Sybil, froze and ran back the way it had come. Luckily Sybil had not seen it as ironically she was too busy looking up into trees for them!
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| Bracken and Birch trees |
Instead of climbing the slope back up to the park, we stayed to the left and walked around the outside which gave great views towards Meadowhall and Sheffield to the left. Up past the edge of the cemetery and to the top of some steps and we were back in Boston Park, ready for a quick rest before walking back home.
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