Walking Group

On a bright, sunny dry autumnal afternoon we were, once again, joined by Emily (Julie’s niece) and her Corgi cross dog, Maisie. Maisie, now being almost two years old, was well-behaved and calm, a distinct difference to the bouncy, energetic youngster she was six months ago. Deciding to walk in the Clowne area we got […]

Five of us met outside church on the 5th October on a blustery early autumn afternoon for our walk through the undulating fields east of Over Haddon. After driving to Over Haddon we parked and ate our sandwiches before starting our walk. Leaving the car park we walked through the village. Over Haddon is a […]

Rain started to fall as we drove to Bolsover for our September walk which we started from St. Mary and St. Laurence Church and enjoyed the sight of a long line (at least thirty one baskets), of orange, red and yellow begonias, hanging along a stretch of green railings. Someone has done a lot of […]

On leaving the car park we were pleased to see four alpacas/lamas sharing a field with ten rooks before our leader Bob, indicated we should turn right towards Sheldon. Our way took us onto a grassy path boarded by nettles and purple thistles with green fields all around us. Steve stopped to stroke a honey-coloured […]

At the start of the walk we were greeted by four ponies and two even smaller ones in a nearby field. There were lots of bulrushes on the water’s edge and the bright yellow, cupshaped flowers of the water lily, floating on the slow moving water of the canal. On the canal path we passed […]