Rother Valley Country Park

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Rother Valley Country Park northward view

The Rother Valley Country Park is a country park on the border of Sheffield, Rotherham, and Derbyshire. It covers 3 square kilometres (740 acres) and has four artificial lakes. The majority of the park is on the site of a former quarry, with the main excavation sites filled by the artificial lakes.

The park was officially opened on 27 May 1983, at a cost of £4million. The park aimed to provide an area for recreational pursuits, encourage wildlife to return to the area, and provide a flood protection plan for the areas downstream. When the construction was finished, the lakes were filled with fresh water from Moss Brook (about 2.5km away), due to the fact that the River Rother was so heavily polluted at that time.

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Parks and woodlands in Sheffield

Abbeyfield • Beauchief Gardens • Beauchief Park • Beeley Wood • Bingham Park and Whiteley Woods • Botanical Gardens • Bowden Housteads Woods • Concord Park • Cholera Monument and Clay Wood • Crookes Valley Park • Devonshire Green • Ecclesall Woods • Endcliffe Park • Firth Park • Graves Park • High Hazels Park • Hillsborough Park and Garden • Hutcliff Wood • Longley Park • Meersbrook Park • Millhouses Park • Norfolk Park • Rother Valley • Rivelin Valley • Weston Park • Wharncliffe Crags

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