Author: Dronfield Footpaths
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Woodthorpe and Cartledge (17th April 2019)
David Blackburn’s Walk, Tuesday 17th April: 21 of us set off for a 5.5 milewalk from Gorsey Brigg this morning. Almost immediately we paused in Sindlefingen Park and had a look at the European Union Tree Circle. This was planted in 1992 to celebrate European unity following the signing of the Maastricht Treaty – how…
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West Handley and Hundall (7th April 2019)
The final walk of the Winter Walks Programme: a Clive Waterhouse walk, from Carlisle Close, on a route via Old Whittington, West Handley and Hundall., on April 7th. Photos courtesy of Jack Lau
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Summer Walking…
click on the link on the 2019 Summer walks programme page… There is to be an emergency closure of Unstone Footpath 17 between 11th June 2019 and 1st July 2019. This links the driveway past Siscar through the woods and across the field to meet the pathway from Hundall to Mill House.
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Update on the Owl pellet
On the Stone Circle walk, we spotted an owl pellet. It was carefully dissected, and these were found!
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Moss Valley walk (12th March 2019)
Adrian’s Walk, Tuesday 12th March Photos by Graham Gill
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Big Moor (2nd March 2019)
Joe Kelsall Walk, from Shillito Woods, Saturday 2nd March Our walk Saturday morning 2 March found 26 hardy souls setting off from Shillito Woods car park for a bracing enjoyable walk in the winter sun. Crossing the road we went right along muddy paths through Ramsley Moor crossing the ancient Car Road then crossing the…
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Cartledge and Cowley (26th February 2019)
Richard Armstrong walk Tuesday 26th February. photos from Graham Gill. 16 met at St Andrews in glorious sunny weather – the leader and his good lady wife were both wearing shorts – somewhat unusual for February. We crossed Carr lane to go up Barnes Lane to meet the round Dronfield track towards Mickley and through…
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Poolsbrook country park (12th February 2019)
Tuesday 12th February: a Joe Kelsall FLAT walk from Hollingwood Hub to Poolsbrook Country Park. He writes: This morning 31 of us set off from Hollingwood Hub to walk alongside the Chesterfield Canal to Staveley Basin in chilly but ideal walking conditions. We saw the progress made from the basin and the direction the Canal…
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The Unstone line (2nd February 2019)
17 intrepid walkers set off this morning, 2nd Feb, for a beautiful snowy walk along the Unstone Line, through FIRTHWOOD, up the ‘sledging field’, through a very picturesque Summerley and down onto another section of the Unstone Line. Almost all returning to our cars. Someone found it too much of a strain to pass the…
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Tuesday 12th February walk
For those of you who are planning on taking part in Joe Kelsall’s canal walk, and may not know where to meet: click on http://www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/…/hollingwood-h…/ This walk is a 10am start.