Home page of the Friends of the Porter Valley (FoPV) a Friends Group in Sheffield. Committed to the Conservation, Protection and Restoration of the Porter and Mayfield Valleys. Priatelia Porter Valley Šetrenie - Ochrana - Obnova Prihlásenie člena Prihlásenie člena Zachovanie Zachovanie Reštaurovanie Christmas Items & Wreath Making Workshops Our 2027 Calendars, Christmas Wreaths, and Wreath Starter Kits are now available, along with some stocking fillers. See the shop section below. We have six Wreath Making Workshops this year, Three on 3rd Dec at Forge Dam Cage and Three at Fulwood Old Chapel on Whiteley Lane. Times and tickets for each session are below with further details. Rýchle zobrazenie FoPV Calendar 2027 Cena 10,00 GBP Pridať do košíka Rýchle zobrazenie Christmas Wreath Cena 17,50 GBP Predobjednávka Rýchle zobrazenie Christmas Wreath Starter Kit Cena 7,50 GBP Predobjednávka Rýchle zobrazenie Book Walking the Porter Valley Normálna cena 8,99 GBP Zľavnená cena 5,00 GBP Pridať do košíka št 03. 12. Family Christmas Wreathmaking 5:30pm to 6:30pm / Forge Dam Cafe Buy Tickets 03. 12. 2026, 17:30 – 18:30 Forge Dam Cafe, Forge Dam, Sheffield S10 3TE, UK Price includes wreath and refreshments. št 03. 12. Family Christmas Wreathmaking 6:30pm to 7:30pm / Forge Dam Cafe Buy Tickets 03. 12. 2026, 18:30 – 19:30 Forge Dam Cafe, Forge Dam, Sheffield S10 3TE, UK Price includes wreath and refreshments. št 03. 12. Family Christmas Wreathmaking 7:30pm to 8:30pm / Forge Dam Cafe Buy Tickets 03. 12. 2026, 19:30 – 20:30 Forge Dam Cafe, Forge Dam, Sheffield S10 3TE, UK Price includes wreath and refreshments. so 05. 12. Family Christmas wreathmaking 2pm to 3pm / Fulwood Old Chapel Buy Tickets 05. 12. 2026, 14:00 – 15:00 Fulwood Old Chapel, 8 Whiteley Ln, Sheffield S10 4GL Price includes wreath and refreshments. so 05. 12. Family Christmas wreathmaking 3pm to 4pm / Fulwood Old Chapel Buy Tickets 05. 12. 2026, 15:00 – 16:00 Fulwood Old Chapel, 8 Whiteley Ln, Sheffield S10 4GL Price includes wreath and refreshments. so 05. 12. Family Christmas wreathmaking 4pm to 5pm / Fulwood Old Chapel Buy Tickets 05. 12. 2026, 16:00 – 17:00 Fulwood Old Chapel, 8 Whiteley Ln, Sheffield S10 4GL Price includes wreath and refreshments. Download our interactive map and guide For more details and instructions Document To find out more about us, and the status of the valley as a Local Nature Reserve, click on the link here About Us Čo je na Podrobnosti o našich akciách a aktivitách nájdete tu. Kliknutím na udalosť získate ďalšie informácie. If you are looking to volunteer with us as part of your Duke of Edinburgh Award, unfortunately, our activities aren’t quite the right fit for DofE volunteering requirements, as they don’t offer the regular weekly commitment needed and usually take place during the school day in midweek. Our latest projects We are currently looking at improvements to The Forge Dam Playground In the Autumn of 2022 we completed a consultation of playground users and everyone with an interest in the Forge Dam area, and were pleased to receive nearly 180 suggestions and comments. We are working with those suggestions and comments, and are implementing as many as posible as and when funds permit. Details of updates that we have made can be found on our blags about the playground. Take a look at that section for up to date information. We are of course accepting donations via our own secure donation page. Donate Prechádzky so sprievodcom About Us About the FoPV Find out who we are and what we do Find Out More The Rivers Trust We are assisting the Rivers Trust in monitoring the sewage being put into the Porter. Nature Counts Your Sightings Contribute to the Nature Counts initiative with your sightings in the Porter Valley Donate Make a Donation Click on the this link for a list of our current projects, or sign up to easyfundraising below to get online shops to donate to us. Help Raise Money for FoPV with..... If you shop online you can get the shops you use to make a small donation to us without any cost to you. By signing up to easyfundraising using the link below, you can download a reminder onto your computer which identifies shops you are about to shop with as ones that will make a donation to FoPV after you place your order. There is also an App for your phone if you prefer. Thank you

Information about Lower Whiteley Woods in Sheffield. Part of the FoPV area. Whiteley Woods - Lower Whiteley Woods, acquired by Sheffield Corporation in stages in the early years of the 20th century, is a narrow linear park which occupies an area of c11.5 hectares. The Porter Brook runs through the centre of the park with fairly steep, well-wooded valley sides to the north and south. The area inside the park, close to the Rustlings Road entrance, is formal with grass areas and shrub and tree plantings. There is a gradual transition in style from here towards the less formal character higher up the valley. The lodge at the park entrance was erected in 1908 at a cost of £640 and consisted of 2 rooms and a scullery on the ground floor, 3 bedrooms, a shelter and conveniences. Woods & Dams To the left of the main path is Trippett Wood, an area of ancient woodland, dating back to at least 1600. Woodpeckers, jays, tree-creepers and nuthatches are commonly seen in the woodland, whilst dippers and wagtails are resident near the river. A short distance into Whiteley Woods is the Ibbotson Dam, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is sometimes known as the Upper Spur Gear Dam, the name originating from the arrangement of the Wheel’s gear drive and different to that used on other wheels in the area. The Wheel and dam were bequeathed to Francis Otter in 1875 by his uncle, Robert Younge, owner and resident of Greystones Hall. Francis Otter sold them to Sheffield Corporation in the early 20th century. Mills Walter Charles Ibbotson was a grinder who leased the Ibbotson Wheel in the 1890s but by the turn of the century he had diversified as the area became more attractive for leisure activities. His advertisement in the Sheffield Independent of 1896 states “PORTER GLEN, TOP OF ENDCLIFFE PARK – Visitors will find Good Accommodation for Hot Water; Teas Provided, Schools and Parties Catered for; Boating, Swings; a large play ground -W C IBBOTSON” The Wheel was in good order in 1930 when it was suggested that it could become an industrial museum similar to Shepherd Wheel. Nothing came of the idea and the Wheel was demolished in the 1950s. Armchair Bridge There are the remains of a dam between Highcliffe Road and Whiteley Wood Road and the main path follows the goit. This was the site of the Leather Wheel, built in 1754 and shortly afterwards incorporated into the works of Thomas Boulsover. Sometimes alternatively known as the Nether Wheel, it ceased operating around 1900 and was demolished in 1907. A bridge, stone-built with seating niches and ornamental copings, across the Porter on Whiteley Wood Road, is known as the ‘armchair bridge’. Photos from the early 20th century show the sides of the bridge as being made of wooden lattices. These have now been replaced with stone.

Details of the FoPV interactive map of the valley. Pastierske koleso To get the map on your phone click this icon We have developed an interactive map to help you discover the numerous points of interest along the valley. Some well known, others not so well known. It is intended to be updated as an when new information becomes available. If you are aware of anything that is missing, or needs amending please Contact Us and let us know as much information as posible, including 'Links' that help verify the information. It's designed to be used on your smartphone as you walk through the valley, helping you to discover features such as; Architecture & Industry, Landscape & Geology, Birds, Trees & Flora, Viewpoints & Historic Photos, River & Water Sites, Memorial Plaques & Seats, and Maps & Paintings For Android phones, click on the link above and it will open in either Google Maps or the Chrome browser. Google Maps You will have the blue location spot to identify your location and all the interactive links will work. Chrome Browser You can go to “Google Maps ”, click “you ”, click “maps ”, click “Friends of Porter Valley guide ”. For Apple devices, it will help to have “Google Chrome” installed from the App store. Click on the link above and the map will open in “Google Chrome” and all the interactive links will work. If it opens into “Google Maps” (with blue location spot) unfortunately many of the links won’t work. If this is the case follow the Important Information instructions on the screen. Photos Many of the links contain photographs from that spot, both past and present, as well as some videos. To view these, click on the image to open the photo in the photo viewer, and where there are more than one image you can swipe left or right to scroll through them. Hiding The Map Using Google Maps App, you can hide the interactive map if you are not using it. Open the maps app. At the bottom there are some options - click on 'You' Then select the fopv map. Once opened you should have the map and the option to view the legend like below. Click on 'View map legend'. This brings up options to 'share' or 'close'. Click on 'Close' and that removes it from your view