News Archive (May 2015)

We had a turn out of 18 (12 volunteers and 6 visually impaired).
A six mile circular walk from Teversal Visitors Centre down the Teversal and Rowthorne trails, through Norwood (still plenty of bluebells) – then over the fields to Teversal Village before returning back to the Centre down the Skegby Trail.
A lovely sunny day, pleasant scenery plus good company – what more do you need ?
Leaders were myself and John.

The route

A Chatsworth Round Walk for 32, led by David & Stephen.
The outward leg via Holme Hall, Linacre, and Gardoms Edge. The return via Hob Hurst’s House, Eastmoor, and Holy Moor.
Great weather, if a bit blustery at times.
It was good to welcome visitors from far-off places like Bristol and Rugby, as well as local walkers.

Chatsworth from Gardoms Edge

On a beautiful day the route followed the path down the Dale, followed by a steep ascent on to the Monsal Trail – stopping for a break at Millers Dale.
Then along the river following Cheedale to the path leading up to Wormhill.
On to Peter Dale where the wild flowers were in abundance and where the group had lunch. Uphill and through the hamlet of Wheston and on to the Pennine Bridleway, across the fields to Tideswell and back to the car park at Tideswell Dale.

Another fine, warm day for the Chesterfield Round Walk (Part 2) in its 10th anniversary year.
This time Mike led 30 from Stone Edge to Unstone, via Holymoorside, Linacre, and Barlow.

A long string of walkers on the way to Stone Edge

Parts 2 and 3 follow later in the week.

The journey took us through the village, up Tideswell Lane and across the 19
fields to Foolow, where an early break was taken.
It then continued up the hill to the Barrel Inn, down to Bretton Clough and Stokes
Ford where the group had lunch.
On to Hazelford, Eyam Moor, and back to Eyam – a 9 mile round trip.
As predicted the weather was wet and windy all day but being a hardy bunch (one person in shorts despite the weather), it did not detract from a lovely walk.

In front of the Red Lion, Stone Edge

Thanks to the work of the footpath team a second bench (to the left of the picture) is currently being installed in front of the Red Lion / Peak Edge Hotel in commemoration of a group stalwart, Norman Mason, who sadly passed away last year.
It will be much appreciated by walkers next Sunday.

The route of 12 miles from Ashopton with four walkers started in miserable weather – misty and overcast with a stiff climb up to Derwent Edge, via Ladybower Tor and Lead Hill.
This accomplished, we walked on to Back Tor, to Foulstone Road (running like a river), down to Strines Reservoir – accompanied by a White Peacock which we ushered off the road and down a track.
Then lunch before climbing back up to Moscar Farm in warm and welcoming sunshine and down the old Sheffield Road back to the Ladybower Inn – for traditional refreshment and our vehicles.

The 18 mile walk from Alstonefield had six participants, two ladies and four men.
The walk started in not the brightest of weather but when we arrived at Rushley and progressed up Musden Wood everything changed with a multitude of spring flowers from forget-me-nots to bluebells, wood aemonones, wood sorrel, cowslips, spurge etc. – and enormous numbers of very sprightly lambs and calves.
Then on to Dovedale with enormous numbers of day trippers to battle through, which we negotiated successfully.
On to Nab Dale through Alsop-en-le-Dale, via the Tissington Trail to Coldeaton Dale – to an abundance of pyramidal orchids mixed with cowslips counting into thousands.
Up Gypsy Bank to conclude a very successful walk in the bar of The George in Alstonefield – it had rained for the last 15 minutes but all were happy.