Author: Dronfield Footpaths
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Christmas Quiz
Just one question for now. It’s Christmas pop trivia from the 70’s. Click on the title of this post to see the question.
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New look to website
You will have noticed that the website has a different look to it. All the familiar content is there but we’ve changed how the content is displayed. Another change is that the walks Calendar/Programme has some additional features e.g. a calendar month view and additional space to describe the walk. If you do need to
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Troway and Summerley circular (6th December 2022)
Several of the party took advantage of the tea and toast at the Wesleyan chapel before the walk started which was particularly welcome on this cold, but dry, December morning. Adrian had modified his planned route to avoid the worst of the mud which is notoriously bad in parts of the Moss valley. As a
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Millthorpe and Barlow Grange (27th September 2022)
Walk Report / Tuesday 27th September 2022 Walk leaders: Steve & Ros Sadler On a bright and sunny morning with blue skies, 9 folk plus a dog set off from Millthorpe on a 4½ mile walk. We crossed the road down Mill Lane and over the ford before heading across the fields to Unthank. Reaching
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Halls of Holmesfield part 2 (16th July 2022)
Halls of Holmesfield Walk Report / Saturday 16th July 2022 Walk Leader: Steve Sadler / Backmarker: Joe Kelsall There are 8 Historic Halls in the Parish of Holmesfield. Earlier in the year we visited 6 of the Halls and this walk covered the remaining 2 over a distance of 5 miles. So on a glorious
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Not Really a Pub Crawl Walk, 19th June 2022
Recce’d this Saturday’s Not Really a Pub Crawl walk…part of it anyway….and you deffo need whole leg covering up Nettle Alley…Checked the Beestro….lots to eat and drink there…plus loads of seating… Other eating/drinking establishments are also available in Troway.
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Bennerley Walk, 2nd July
This from David Blackburn…A problem on Saturday 2nd JULY for the walk using the train from Dronfield to have a look at the Bennerley Viaduct.I’m afraid I shall have to cancel it as there will be no trains – see info from Network Rail below. Although there is a reference to a replacement bus ,
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Dawn chorus walk (8th May 2022)
DAWN CHORUS WALK on Sunday 8th MAY 2022 at BLACKAMOOR NATURE RESERVE Seven DFBS members and myself met up with three other Dronfield Natural History Group members at Blackamoor Nature Reserve near Fox House for this year’s Dawn Chorus Walk. We started at the quite unsociable hour of 4.30.am but this was to make sure
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Check your spam!
Paid-up members of the group have had the latest newsletter and walks programme emailed to them….if you have not yet seen yours, please check your spam box….
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Barlow Lees and Cowley (5th April 2022)
Tuesday 5th April: There were 23 of us on this morning’s walk from Dronfield Woodhouse and round by Monk Wood, Barlow Lees and Cowley – about 5 miles. A dull but fine day and none of the forecast showers. We are all still getting use to the wide open spaces in the wood since so