Treeton Dyke

Where?

Just half an hour out of Sheffield toward Rotherham, 10 minutes on the parkway, is a beautifully stunning lake! 

Parking 

Postcode for satnav: S60 5RY

Parking at Treeton Dyke isn't massive, but there are small patches of land available and a few quiet side roads nearby. 

We parked here: 

Be aware it's only small though, so if there's already a few cars there it may be best to park on a side road or at another entrance. (Seems to be a few)

What's to offer?

• Swimming (although some warning signs of blue-green algae and water sports/fishing, so keep an eye out for these) 
• Lovely views
• Straight flat path (may be muddy after rain/was overgrown when we visited) 

After parking in the location above, there was a bridge ahead and a path to the left. The path to the left has a barrier for cars, and a very skinny person gap. We took this route to head toward the lake although I do believe there is another walking route across the bridge toward River Rother. 

There's a straight walk down to the lake with a few paths off to the left, which appeared to head toward fields (over grown at the time of our visit). We didn't turn left until we reached the lake which then took us clockwise around the lake itself. There are no swimming signs for people here due to angling and water sports. As we ventured further round we did come across a bridge, where there was a sign for blue-green algae which is harmful to humans and dogs (as well as livestock). We did see some swampy bits around there and neither Izzy nor Watson has been sick from our visit, but if your dog has a sensitive stomach or the algae is visible on top of the water we would advise against letting your dog in the water.

Not far from the start there is a bit of decking which can be quite slippy so be careful! We expect this is decking for boating/water sports. There is a building just up from this decking which we believe is the club house for the boating.

It's a fairly short walk, (1-1.5hrs) and some of the path is quite muddy and sloppy, so do watch your footing. We stuck tightly to the lake on our right, as there was a few paths that lead further away. There was a muddy bit that actually acted like quicksand and nearly sucked our wellies off! And the nettles and weedy bits of overgrowth did come across the path a fair bit, which meant we got soaked on our legs from recent rainfall! (However on the way back out there was someone cutting it down at the entrance). 

We didn't see many people other than three dog walkers, two of which had their dogs on a lead. But I expect in sunny weather and on weekends the water sports and angling are quite popular. 

Nearby...

There is no where to get a snack or a drink so be prepared with your own. There are a few benches on the walk for a sit down and some of the views are beautiful! We didn't see any cafes or pubs to stop for lunch or a drink on the journey back, if you wanted to make a day of it it's a picnic all the way!