Management Plan for Firth Park - MP4-Interreg

Ownership and contact details
The park was given to the people of Sheffield in 1875. It is held in trust with the Cabinet of
Sheffield City Council acting as sole trustees. The operational management of the park
comes under the remit of Parks and Countryside Service and is managed on a day-to-day
basis by the North Area District parks officer.
Location and physical details
Firth Park is situated in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and is 5 kilometres north –east of
Sheffield City Centre and straddles Firth Park Road, the B6086. Grid reference SK4368
3910.
The park lies entirely within the Firth Park Ward, which itself forms part of the larger
Brightside and Shiregreen, an administrative area for Sheffield City Council.
Fig 4 Location of Firth Park
Boundaries
The boundaries of the Park are outlined in the accompanying aerial photograph Figure 5
and includes an area of Hinde Common Wood, which was awarded HLF funding as part of
the “Fuelling the Revolution” grant.
From the map it can be seen that the park is surrounded by dense urban housing and is
situated in one of the most deprived areas of the city with a diverse multi cultural
population mix
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