Possibly the Peak Districts’ most famous Wild and Windy Moor.
Bamford Moor has the best view over the Ladybower reservoir. The combination of lakes, trees, a bridge and an exposed rocky viewpoint has brought thousands of people here in recent years.
Back in the 1970s access was forbidden because the moor was used for grouse shooting. It is still used for grouse shooting but the 2001 CROW Act has made it open access to walkers
except for selected dates in May and June. The magnetic attraction of Bamford Moor came to prominance when it featured in an advertising video prepared by the Sheffield Universities to attract foreign students. It particularly appealed to young Asians and in recent years the numbers visiting this once private shooting moor have become overwhelming. Selfie stick videos and the ‘Diving Board’ featured on their ’Look Mum,
see where I am’ The majority are from South Korea. On Bamford Moor they experience a freedom to roam that is
rarely found in their home country.
The release of young students trapped in Sheffield by the 2020 Covid Lockdown eventually resulted in their return in large numbers to Bamford Edge. The place had caught their
imagination. Students would catch a bus to Bamford and walk up New Road to a moorland gate which featured on the video. There were often more than 100 cars parked on the verges near
the access gate. For many the opportunity to walk freely on open moorland would have been a first time experience.
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