Members of the Litter Picking Group took advantage of April’s lovely sunny weather and in total collected 21 bags of rubbish from our area.
Two new members to the group, Jill and Sue, went out on their inaugural litter pick, thus ‘doing their bit’ to help make our environment a better place to live. Thank you and well done Jill and Sue.
Should anyone else wish to join our litter picking group please contact me as per the interest group details at the end of the newsletter. A tabard and equipment will be provided.
The April walk was a circular route from Greasley Church.
Led by Terry Hill we started by taking the footpath appropriately signposted to ‘Bogend’.
It crosses the Gilt Brook and although there are some duck boards it can be muddy. Fortunately following the dry spell it was good underfoot.
We then followed part of the Robin Hood Way through Watnall Woods and over the field paths back to our starting point.
The Parish Oven café at the back of the church hall was a welcome sight and we sat outside in the sunshine with our end of walk drinks.
15thMay Walk
Please note the date as this is the earliest date for our 3rd Thursday walks as 1st May was a Thursday.
Our starting point, for this just over 4 miles easy walking route, is the free: Thieves Wood South Car Park located off the B6139 between Ravenshead and Kirkby in Ashfield.
Full details will be sent to the group a week before the walk date.
The April walk started from Vicar Water Country Park – which is just to the south of Clipstone village. It has been created on the site of a former colliery, transforming this former industrial site into a heath land, woodland and grassland and offers spectacular views across to Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
At the centre of the park is Vicar Pond, a large fishing lake created by the fifth Duke of Portland in the 1870s. In the past the lake has been used for boating and swimming.
Vicar Water is actually the stream that flows through and we could see the work being carried out to restore its original meandering course to the River Maun.
Part of our walk was through Kings Clipstone then along the River Maun and another conservation area called Spa Ponds before returning to our starting point
The group met up in glorious sunshine for the visit to Attingham Park and after leaving at 8.30 am we were at the venue two hours later.
We were met on arrival by a NT member of staff, Will, who took time to give us maps, information and all the details needed for us to make the most of the day.
The property is the second most visited NT site in the country and in the lovely sunshine there was plenty to enjoy.
The Mansion proved popular with some members joining organised tours or a Tour of Hidden Attingham which allowed visits to rooms and areas usually closed off to the public.
Members made the most of the estate itself walking by the river and through beautiful countryside, on walks of varying distances.
There was still time for a cafe stop and a visit to the NT shop before gathering at the coach for the return journey.
A really god day out!!
A big thank you to Mick, our coach driver, who found an alternative route from the A50 /M1 junction when the road signs displayed that the M1 had delays of over an hour because of a lorry fire!
We arrived back safely in Hucknall by 7.15 having enjoyed a very good visit.
The next visit takes us to Beninborough Hall near York on Wednesday 28th of May.
