Starting from Heeley City Farm, Richards Road, Sheffield S2 3DT

[1] Leave the Heeley City Farm and turn right along Richards Road. Turn left into Anns Road, cross Anns Road and turn next right into Alexandra Road. Continue along Alexandra Road.

[2] Walk through a pedestrianised section to reach Heeley Green (you can see Denmark Road in front of you). Cross Heeley Green and continue along the right hand pavement of Denmark Road. Cross Jeffery Street and then head right along Penns Road. At the end of Penns Road cross Gleadless Road and head along Cat Lane.

[3] As the road bends sharply away to the right, turn left along the woodland track.

This track is called Cat Lane. The woods on either side of the track were allotment gardens during World War Two. Owls can usually be heard at dusk here. Occasionally sleepy Owls are mobbed by Magpies during the day.

At the bottom of the hill take the track to the right. If you were to follow the track straight on you would pass Rose cottage on the way to the ancient woods of the Gleadless Valley.

[4] The meandering stream is the Meers Brook.

This is a good spot for a picnic. The Meers Brook was part of the boundary between the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia. Meers is a Saxon word for boundary. The Meers Brook was also the boundary between the archdioceses of York and Canterbury and between the old counties of Derbyshire and the West Riding.

As you go up the hill on the left hand side are the Meersbrook Allotments. This the largest allotment site in the UK. Turn right into the tree lined road. Follow this road down the hill. Cross Northcote Avenue and walk along Albert Road. When safe, cross to the right hand pavement.

[5] Continue along Albert Road until you come to a small grassy area, with a path leading up through it.Turn round to look at the large archway in a brick building which you have just passed. (When was it built? What was it for, and why did it need such a large entrance?)
With Albert Rd behind you continue up the path, through the gardens, to a circular seated area. To your right above the gardens, there is a large church building. (What is it being used for now?) At this junction of paths, turn left and then immediately take the right hand fork to the road. Cross straight across Thirlwell Rd to another path through an open piece of land. The path has laurel bushes to the right and trees to the left. The path curves round to the right to join Godwin Rd, where you turn left.

[6] Here you need to cross over Goodwin Rd to continue along, as the foothpath disappears on the right. Cross the side street Artisan Road and continue along Goodwin Rd, which now becomes Well Road. You can now see the old school building directly ahead.
Cross the side street Springwood Road, to continue straight on Tillotson Rise. Cross the road and take the footpath slightly to the right to the Heeley Boulder. The boulder is designed for rock climbing and is suitable for children and adults.

[7] Go past the boulder and follow the footpath across Oak Street. There is an adventure playground above you to the right. Follow the path to the Sheaf View public house. Take the alleyway in between the Sheaf View public house and Peter Ward Engineering. This alleyway is called Cutler’s Walk and it leads past Sheaf Bank Business Park to the River Sheaf.
Walk alongside the River Sheaf where herons and dippers can often be seen. Cross the river bridge and go through the railway tunnel. Turn right in the retail park and turn left before Halfords. Turn right at the main road (Queen’s Road) keeping Halfords on your right. When you reach the busy junction, cross and then turn right into Myrtle Road to walk on the left hand side.

Bear right into Prospect Road and then turn left into Richards Road to return to the farm.