Longshaw Estate

Managed by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust thanks to support from members and volunteers, Blacka Moor is the largest and most spectacular of the Trust's nature reserves. It contains 181 hectares of breath-taking scenery and forms part of a much larger internationally important wild landscape - the Eastern Peak District Moors - which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Unique features on Blacka Moor include the varieties of heather, the gradual transition from woodland to open moor and its population of bilberry bumblebees. A diverse migrant bird population includes willow warblers, black caps, cuckoos, wheatears, pied flycatcher, and stonechats. The ease and regularity of seeing red deer on site is a bonus!