Category: Walk Reports
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Pighills Lane Bowshaw and Firth Wood (10th November 2026)
An amazing turnout of twenty eight walkers and two dogs met at Coal Aston Village hall on a cool and overcast morning. We started with a little road walking to reach Pighills Lane which is near the top end of Holmley Lane. This route is part of the Dronfield Round Walk and we followed it…
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Curbar and Derwent river circular (7th November 2026)
Twenty one walkers and one dog met outside the Bridge Inn on an unexpectedly nice autumn morning. We initially followed the Derwent on a lovely riverside walk where our walk leader Shirley pointed out the weir and the sluice house. We carried on a little further along the river before heading uphill to the A625,…
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Holmesfield and Cartledge Circular (20th October 2026)
Here’s a walk report kindly provided by Peter Carr, the walk leader. Twenty-two of us and two dogs set off on one of our breakfast rambles from St. Andrews on a slightly grey morning, some having enjoyed hot drinks and toast at the church hall beforehand. The weather forecast was an improving one, and all…
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Hazlebarrow Farm and Norton Circular (13th October 2026)
Our walk leaders, Richard and Phoebe have previously lead linear walks that finished at St James’ church in Norton but this one was different in that the stop at St James’ was the halfway point on a circular walk. 25 people and one dog set off from Coal Aston village hall starting out across fields…
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Recent work on the Chesterfield Canal (6th October 2026)
Here’s a walk report from David Blackburn. A good turnout of 27 met at Staveley Hall (built 1604 and formerly owned by the Duke of Devonshire) for a walk designed to showcase the recent restoration work on the Chesterfield canal. Before we set off drinks and snacks were available at the little cafe in the hall-…
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Hassop Station Circular (22nd September 2026)
Twenty two walkers with five dogs between them met close to the dog agility field in Bakewell in readiness for one of Paula’s annual walks from Bakewell. We joined the Monsal trail close to its start and continued on to the old Bakewell railway station. The trail was fairly busy and as always we had…
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The Bushy Tailed Trek (15th September 2026)
Nineteen walkers and one dog met in the Sands car park in Low Bradfield on a pleasant morning. Nineteen was a good turnout because it’s a decent drive from Dronfield. We set off along quiet roads steadily uphill towards Foxholes. Foxholes (specifically Foxholes Farm) is a 19th century farm featuring holiday cottages, and wedding venue…
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Frith Wood and Summerley (16th July 2026)
For most walks our attendance is in the high teens, so it was no surprise that on a very warm and pleasant evening seventeen walkers and one dog turned up. However, I was delighted to see that five of the group hadn’t walked with us before. The walk is a tried and tested route that…
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Moss Valley Woodlands (25th June 2026)
As we were in the midst of a particularly hot spell with temperatures predicted to be 27 degrees at 7pm I was pleased that nine of our group turned up at Coal Aston Village Hall. As it happens there was a moderate breeze which helped enormously. We started out through the wheat fields to meet…
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Staveley and the Chesterfield Canal (21 May 2026)
Twenty walkers and three dogs met at Hollingwood Hub ready for Joe’s four mile walk along the Chesterfield Canal. We appear to be at the start of a very hot and dry period so it was shirt sleeves for most of us. We walked along the canal towpath (Trans Pennine Trail) seeing lots of wildlife…