Author: Dronfield Footpaths
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Unthank and Rumbling Street (19th July 2018)
Thursday 19th July: a P and K Brightmore walk: Great weather for our evening walk from Millthorpe through Unthank,past Moorhall, along Rumbling Street and back to Millthorpe. We crossed Pingle Dyke in Meekfield Wood, passed Crowhole Reservoir and then through Jonnygate and finally back over the Ford. All sounds like we went to Hobbit land
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Monk Wood and Cowley (12th July 2018)
Thursday 12th July A nice start to the Richard Armstrong walk from the Hyde Park: spotting……. a Holly Blue butterfly. Onwards and downwards, warning us we would have to go upwards before the end of the walk…past Bull Close Farm, over the bypass, Monk Wood (lots of forestry work going on here), over to Cowley,
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Moss Valley circular (10th July 2018)
Tuesday 10th July: a Jeannie/Ade walk. 14 members enjoyed a lovely sunny morning walk about 5 miles through the Moss Valley via Povey Farm. The highlight was the sighting of a Barn Owl as we approached Jordanthorpe by-pass. * Graham reminded me that this was the second barn owl seen by us during daylight hours
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Moss Valley circular (28th June 2018)
Thursday 28th June: the first evening walk led by Chris Turk Starting from the Coal Aston village hall car park, down to the Moss Valley. A lovely walk, easy pace, with so much information given to us by Chris: meanings of some of the names, the work of the Woodland Trust, the difference between ‘wood’,
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Not really a pub crawl walk (23rd June 2018)
Saturday 23rd June: the ‘Not Really a Pub Crawl’ walk A dozen keen walkers, including two visitors to the group, set out from the Big Layby, first port of call was to have a photo shoot at the eventually fixed and reboarded boardwalk. Next, we called in at the nearby Drone Valley Brewery. Many thanks
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The Winter programme
The Winter Programme, first walk Tuesday October 16th, has been posted on all (?) the local notice boards….it’s bright orange. If you know of a notice board that still has a Summer (green) prog, and not an orange Winter one, please let me know. I will get one pinned up.
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Upper Moss Valley (14th June 2018)
Thursday 14th June Starting from the rear car park at Coal Aston Village Hall, tonight’s walk saw Graham Gill lead a party of 18 on a walk around the Upper Moss Valley. After the strong winds from hurricane “Hector” earlier in the day, there was just a slight breeze and some warm sunshine which made
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Moss Valley circular (12th June 2018)
Tuesday 12th June: Here is report of today’s walk: led by Barry Jex…..A group of 16 of us set off from Coal Aston in cool weather that gradually turned into a pleasant day for a hike. We covered nearly six miles in the Moss Valley along field paths, roads and woodland trails. We took a
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Ridgeway and west Mosborough (26th May 2018)
SATURDAY 26th MAY 2018 Starting at The Swan public house in Ridgeway today’s walk saw Graham Gill lead a party of 11 plus Archie the Labrador on a five and a half mile circular walk down to the Church Farm Tea Garden at Eckington and back. The outward route was via Haven Farms Nos.1 and
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Hundall and Marsh Lane (24th May 2018)
The first Thursday evening walk of the season: May 24th, where 15 of us were led by David Blackburn around the fields and woods from Hundall, over to Marsh Lane and Eckington, with some wonderful views from Hardwick Hall, Bolsover Castle, even to Eggborough power station. some excellent across-field paths, some not so good. A