Category: Walk Reports
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Grasscroft Wood and Nether Handley (25th November 2025)
Fifteen walkers met outside the Revolution House ready for Dave’s walk. You can find out more about Revolution House and its role in overthrowing King James II by clicking this link. Please also note this update from the Chesterfield Borough Council website Revolution House is temporarily closed. Revolution House is an important piece of our…
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Moss Valley Circular (22nd November 2025)
Eleven walkers met in the public car park behind Coal Aston Village Hall. Our walk leaders, Hilary & Ann had considered two routes depending on the weather. Given the damp conditions and the heavy rain over the past few days they opted for the dryer of the two routes taking in more of the tarmaced…
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Troway Circular (18th November 2025)
On a morning that felt like winter had come early, twelve walkers and one dog met in the long lay-by. Although the weather forecast wasn’t promising we started out down Half Acre lane in dry conditions. As we crossed over the river Drone the evidence of recent high levels of rainfall was clear to see.…
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Barlow Grange Circular (11th November 2025)
On a grey autumnal morning, ten of our members met in the lay-by on Far Lane. The forecast was for rain after lunch so we had our fingers crossed that it wouldn’t arrive early. An enclosed path across fields took us to our first highlight of the day, Barlow Woodseats Hall. This lovely old building…
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Ecclesall Woods and the Limb Valley (8th November 2025)
Twenty one walkers met in the car park alongside Whirlow Playing Fields. We started the walk by diagonally crossing the playing fields and entering Ecclesall Woods. Rather than carrying on deep into the woods we turned right towards Limb Lane and followed the road all the way into the Village of Dore. On the way…
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Moss Valley Circular (28th October 2025)
A huge turnout of thirty walkers and one dog met at Coal Aston Village Hall on a bright and breezy autumn morning. We set off following the Dronfield Barn Round Walk through the fields and into Cook Spring Wood. After passing through the pasture known as “Dowey Lumb” Adrian, our leader, decided not to carry…
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Spinkhill and Renishaw Circular (18th October 2025)
Here’s Graham’s walk report on Dave’s walk. Dave led a party of 14 members and a dog (Ruby) on a 5.5 mile walk from the De Rodes Arms at Barlborough which was mainly based on the Chaffinch Trail. We first passed the Golden Gate Memorial and Village Green in Barlborough and crossed over the M1…
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Prathall Circular (13th October 2025)
Nineteen walkers and one dog met in the car park opposite the cafe in Holmebrook Valley Park on a grey but pleasant enough morning. We made our way to the bottom end of the pond and took a track that followed the Holme Brook. Continuing on through field paths to Hall farm we soon reached…
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Five Ponds Walk (11th October 2025)
Eleven walkers and two dogs gathered in the Broombank Park car park all ready for Richard’s Five Ponds walk. Our first pond, located close to Broombank Park, is used by Severn Trent for water treatment. Here, reed beds filter contaminants from former coal mines. From here we followed a track through the trading estate, roughly…
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Holmesfield Circular (7th October 2025)
Here’s a report from Peter Carr, the walk leader. Starting from St. Andrews Church Hall on a Tuesday morning of the month where you can enjoy a hot drink and some toast (other alternatives are available) was a good start to the day on what was originally described by Glyn in our winter walk programme as…