Author: DFBS Admin
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Drone Valley Circular (11th July 2024)
Thirteen walkers gathered in the long lay-by between Dronfield and Unstone on an overcast Thursday evening. Our walk leader Graham had re-planned his walk to take in the woods and fields on the other side of B6057 rather than the Drone side. We started out with a steady uphill from the main road to Ouzle…
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The Five Ponds Walk (6th July 2024)
Richard led a 6.2 mile walk, starting from Broombank Park that visited five ponds in the local area . Six walkers and one dog joined Richard on the walk which called in at Barlow Fishing Ponds Cafe en route for a well earned coffee break. Thanks to Richard for creating and leading this walk which…
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Cowley, Lees Common and Monk Wood (4th July 2024)
On an important day for the nation, twenty two people elected to go on Richard’s walk from The Hyde Park Inn (see what I did there). Before starting, Richard gathered us together and told us about any potential hazards on the walk after which we set off down Cowley Lane. After this short section of…
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Unthank, Moorhall and Rumbling Street (2nd July 2024)
Steve and Ross led Tuesday’s walk from Millthorpe. Here’s what Steve had to say about the walk. We had 19 on the walk plus 1 dog (Ruby!) There were no parking problems with spaces to spare as some members had taken the advice to car share or travel by bus. The weather was cloudy but…
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Frith Wood and Summerley (27th June 2024)
Twenty three of our members and one dog met in the car park behind Coal Aston Village Hall on a pleasant Thursday evening. Our walk leader Adrian had promised there there wouldn’t be any mud on the walk, was this a first for this year? The first part of the walk was an urban stroll…
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Burbage and the Longshaw Estate (25th June 2024)
Thirteen members of the group met at Fox House on a warm and humid Tuesday morning. We set off heading up the road but kept straight ahead on Houndkirk Road when the main road turned to the right. The scenary was superb on this section of the walk with views over to the distant moors.…
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The Edges (22nd June 2024)
Thirteen walkers met in Shillito Wood car park on a very pleasant Tuesday morning. We started out by following the path through the wood so that we could see the ancient stone cross, erected in the medieval period. We continued down Fox lane all the way to the main Baslow Road. The roadside verges were…
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Carr Lane Loop (20th June 2024)
Nineteen members of our group met up in the Dronfield Woodhouse Sports and Social Club car park on one of the warmest evenings of the year. The 7 pm start was a close run thing for some of us who had watched England Vs Denmark in the Miners Arms, but the least said about that…
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Holmebrook Valley Park Circular (15th June 2024)
Twelve walkers met in the main car park at Holmebrook Valley Park on a grey Saturday morning. The forecast was for heavy showers after lunch so after our leader, Ted had given us an introduction to the walk we headed off. In the first part of the walk we did almost a complete circuit of…
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Moss Valley Circular (13th June 2024)
Here’s Graham’s report on his Moss Valley walk. Due to the heavy rain that was forecast this particular evening, I wasn’t expecting a big turnout for my walk around the upper Moss Valley. And so it proved when only six other members arrived at the car park in the rain, but still wanting to do…