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News Archive (March 2018)

The Ramblers
Wednesday 28 March

A ‘Meander around the Moss’ of just under 12 miles for the ‘long car’ walkers.
Eighteen ramblers set off across the fields from Coal Aston Village hall, led by Isobel – despite the promise of mud and the threat of rain ;

The route across fields and through woods, around the River Moss, had been modified because of the conditions and went to Lightwood, Ridgeway Moor, Eckington Woods, Bramley and Geer Lane, before returning to Coal Aston via Owler Car Lane.
On the way it crossed and recrossed the Moss and passed the mill ponds near Greatfold farm and at Birley Hay.
In the afternoon the sun shone and the rain held off until the last 10 minutes of the walk.

Coffee break near Lightwood

Photo: Mel

Teversal Church


A figure of eight route for 28 ‘short car’ walkers and two dogs, led by Kath & John.
From the Teversal Visitors Centre the group made their way for a coffee stop at Hardwick Hall, via Teversal Church and Norwood Lodge.
GPS route

On to Ault Hucknall for lunch and then a return to Teversal in some warm sunshine via the Rowthorne and Teversal Trails.

The Ramblers
Saturday 24 March


Val led today’s Saturday outing ;

Nine ramblers enjoyed a walk starting in Bolsover.
Lovely views over the valley towards Sutton Scarsdale from the start and then a short stretch along the Stockley Trail – before a steepish climb up to Palterton.
We then walked along the ridge to Glapwell.
With lunch calling, we had an option to call at the garden centre tea shop.
It was then on to Stoney Houghton and Scarcliffe Wood, over the fields to Hillstown and back to Bolsover.
It was a pleasurable nine miles ; the weather was kind to us and also not too muddy, which was a bonus.
I think a good day was had by all.

The Ramblers
Thursday 22 March



You never know who will turn up on our short, leisurely ‘step’ walks.
As Michael comments ;

The problem of taking the 10:05 bus No 170 is that it is usually full of people carrying ruck sacks and trekking poles. So it transpired today.
The trouble was I recognised not a single one.
How many, if any, would get off at Old Brampton Church ? As it happened three ladies alighted and had come to go on my walk.
Two of them used to do the Monday walks some time ago ; the other was a non member but appeared keen to find out about Ramblers.
Plenty of conversation between the four of us on the walk, via Linacre, to Holme Hall.

The Ramblers
Wednesday 21 March


Climbing to Lords Seat along Rushup Edge

Leaders: Terry & Eileen    Photo: Mel

GPS route

Too much mud around Eckington led to a transfer to a trail walk option for 11 ‘short’ bus walkers, led by Ann and Joyce.
Whilst the BBC Look North Sofa, collecting funds for Sport Relief, was making its way northwards through NE Derbyshire, the group headed southwards along the
Trans Pennine Trail from Renishaw to Arkwright, calling off at Poolsbrook Country Park for a lunch stop.
A good sunny day after recent snow.

The Ramblers
Wednesday 14 March


Source of the Lathkill in full flood
Dipper heaven, we saw six separate birds. (Mike coined the phrase Dipper fest).
Crossing the Lathkill below Over Haddon.

A Lathkill Wander

Leaders: John & Bob     Photos: Mel

Hard to avoid mud this winter


Ashover was a crowded place at 10:00 this morning as both 28 of our group and a goodly number of Amber Valley group arrived to do separate walks.


Malcolm led our party on an anti-clockwise circular route via Overton Hall, Milltown, and Woolley for a lunch stop overlooking Ogston Reservoir.
GPS route

The afternoon return was through Woolley Moor.


The Ramblers
Wednesday 7 March


A report by John on a local bus-free walk ;

Eighteen ‘long bus’ walkers enjoyed lunch at the side of the
Chesterfield Canal at Staveley in the ‘spring’ sunshine.
The route had begun at Chesterfield Railway Station and headed out via Tapton Golf Course (the Trans Peak Trail) and Tapton Grange, Brimington Common, Westwood, Ringwood Hall, Hollingwood Hub, Barrow Hill and through the old Staveley Works site to the canal.
Refreshed, the group returned along the Canal back to the Railway Station at Chesterfield – an enjoyable ten mile figure-of-eight walk after the restrictions of the previous week’s snow.

A bridge in Bradford Dale       Photo: Mel

  Lorraine led the ‘long car’ walk ;

Despite the anticipation of a very wet and muddy walk, 18 brave members set off from Elton.
Making our way over fields past Tomlinson Wood towards Hopping Farm and Alport we were pleasantly surprised at how clean we were – the overnight frost & morning sunshine playing a helping hand – plus the many snowdrifts offering a boot cleaning service.
From Alport we made a short ascent to join the paths overlooking the River Lathkill, heading across to Over Haddon, where we sat on the hillside for a spot of lunch.
The afternoon’s route via Bradford Dale, Lowfields Farm and Anthony Hill was to take us past 6 of the 17 Sites of Meaning – a millennium project of Middleton and Smerrill marking the 17 entrances to its parish with boundary stones, each inscribed with a text.
A total of 11.5 miles.

At the sheep dip in Bradford Dale