Year: 2023
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Totley Moss – Totley Bents – Holmesfield (4th April 2023)
Seventeen of us gathered at Holmesfield Village Hall on a crisp but sunny spring day. The walk initially took us through Holmesfield woods and onto Fanshaw Gate Lane. After dropping down onto Moorwood Lane we passed Storth Lodge, home of walkers’ rights campaigner and founder of the Clarion Ramblers, GHB Ward. The climb onto the…
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Moss Valley Woodlands Bird Walk (Sat 13/05 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am)
Here’s an event you might be interested in. It’s run by the Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Taken from the website:Join us for a guided bird walk around Moss Valley Woodlands Nature Reserve. Join ecologist Julie Riley for a guided bird walk around the reserve. A great chance to explore the reserve and hear and…
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Plumbley, Ridgeway, Carterhall, Ryalls Wood and Geer Lane (26th March 2023)
We had a great 6 mile walk starting from the Bridge Inn at Ford on Sunday. Here’s what our walk leader Angela had to say about it.There were just ten of us and the weather was a lot better than was forecast. The first part was all uphill, from Ford up to High Lane, then…
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Monk Wood and Barlow Lees circular (21st March 2023)
Fourteen of us plus two dogs enjoyed a lovely 6 mile walk on Tuesday. Here’s what our walk leader Paula had to say about it. There were a few unexpected surprises enroute. We discovered that Nine Fields had largely been recently ploughed and what hadn’t been ploughed had been sprayed to kill off the grass…
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Expanding our freedom to roam
The Ramblers’ Association are campaigning for the freedom to roam to be expanded to cover woodland, watersides, and more grassland. This would have a huge impact. Woodland alone would more than double the coverage of the freedom to roam in England. The freedom to roam gives everyone the chance to get out walking, connect with…
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There’s snow on them there hills
Meteorological spring brought with it the first serious snow of the year to the Dronfield area. Over the 9th and 10th March around a foot of snow fell, causing a fair but of disruption to travel. The thermometer is now hitting 11 degrees so it wont hang around for very long. Here are some of…
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Coal Aston – Unstone circular (7th March 2023)
Walkers enjoyed an excellent walk led by Adrian on a bright, crisp morning.
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Ford, Marsh Lane and Eckington circular (11th February 2023)
Nineteen intrepid walkers enjoyed a lovely walk in good weather, led by Phil. The walk included some paths that the group had not used before. If viewing on the homepage, click on the title to see more pictures.
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Hundall and Grasscroft Wood Circular (24th January 2023)
We had an excellent turnout of thirty walkers who enjoyed David’s walk on a crisp, bright, winter’s day
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Spotted – at last
Whilst walking in the fields and woods behind Coal Aston I have often looked back towards the skyline on Eckington road. The thing that always catches my eye is a lone poplar tree. But where is it exactly I have pondered. The weeks, months and years have passed without me mustering the enthusiasm to actually…