Luckily there is a car park nearby at Shillito Wood, and its free! We left the car and first had a look at an ancient stone cross in the wood then onto the road for a few hundred metres. Leaving the road by Ramsley Reservoir (which is small and no longer a reservoir but left as a wildlife reserve), we walked past the reservoir along a rough vehicle track until we arrived at the busy Sheffield road, where we crossed to the other side and then through a gate to follow the continuation of the track on the other side.
After two or three hundred metres we took a slight detour to have a look at a nearby small stone circle and large cairn. Further along the track was a small, overgrown quarry next to a very small long and thin reservoir, where we made use of the shelter from the wind to stop and have a quick drink.
The track led onwards along Big Moor passing near the largest of the reservoirs we passed, Barbrook Reservoir with a nice stone-built house next to it. We could see a couple of men with dogs which were wearing fluorescent coats (the dogs that is, not the men). They appeared to be Search and Rescue dogs and were being guide by the men to run across parts of the moor as the men walked along.
It turned out to be a SARDA (Search and Rescue Dog Association) exercise as we later saw a notice fixed to a gate informing walkers about the exercise. In fact Karen works with one of the men and met him later on in the café at Calver Crossroads.
We reached the same main road we had crossed earlier and the track continued on the opposite side leading Southwards towards woods. We sat next to track on a grassy bank to eat our lunch.
After lunch we continued on the track leading through the woods and arrived back at a gate into the car park.
Old stone cross in woods
Stone Circle
Large Cairn
Sculpture on side of track
Guide Stoop
Small Reservoir
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