Wheata Woods

Managed by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust thanks to support from members and volunteers, Sunnybank nature reserve is a small but hugely valuable green space where people can find trees and tranquillity, away from the noise of the ring road. Sunnybank nature reserve is particularly important for wildlife as it is the end of a green corridor which stretches through the leafy streets of Broomhill, to the Botanical Gardens and out through Endcliffe Park and Whitely Woods to the Peak District. Sunnybank was the very first reserve created by the Trust (then Sheffield City Wildlife Group) in 1985. The pool is surrounded by aquatic and wetland plants, and is home to several types of dragonfly, pond skaters and the common frog.