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Wed Sep
12th
(midweek walk) |
Greno Woods
Leader: Ken Knowles
Meet: 10.00am Greno Woods car park.
(turn left off A61 Halifax Road onto Salt Box Lane. First right
onto Main Street and continue through Grenoside. The road bears
left into Greno Woods. Car park is on the left along a track) |
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Wed Oct
17th
(midweek walk) |
Derwent
Leader: Chris Falshaw
Meet: 10.00am Millstone public house car park, Hathersage.
(Turn left off A625 Fox House to Hathersage road) |
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Sun Nov
11th
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Moss Valley (Bring
a packed lunch)
A joint walk with the Moss Valley Wildlife Group.
Leaders: Terry and Celia Jackson
Meet: 10.30am Ford pond car park, next to Bridge Inn, Ford, near
Eckington.
(Turn off B6054 (White Lane/High Lane) at Ridgeway onto Ridgeway
Moor Main Road |
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Wed Nov
14th
(midweek walk) |
Bradway and Lady
Spring Wood
Leaders: Mike and Hilary Sills
Meet: 10.00am Beauchief Abbey Lane.
(2nd right off Abbey Lane from Abbeydale Road traffic lights) |
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Wed Dec 12th
(midweek walk) |
Ecclesall Woods
Leader: Robert Firth
Meet 10.00am Whirlowdale Road below junction with Abbey Lane |
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2008 |
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Wednesday
January 16th
(midweek walk)
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General Cemetery
Leader: Peter Wingfield
Meet: 10.00am at Cemetery Road entrance |
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Wednesday
February 20th
(midweek walk) |
Calver and Froggatt
Leaders: Volunteers required
Meet: 10.00am Calver Bridge
(Turn right off A623 Baslow to Calver Road)
On a cold and frosty morning (-5oC) 27 people
turned out for
the walk from Calver to Froggat and back.
29 species of
bird were seen in total with the best birds being pairs
of Mandarin Duck, Goosander and Dipper.
Photographs by Helen
Ensor
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Sunday
February 24th
(weekend all day walk) |
Clumber Park
Leaders: Geoff and Lynn Facer
Meet: 9.00am main car park. Morning walk returning to car park for
packed lunch or visit the cafe, followed by an afternoon walk,
Seventeen people met in the car park at Clumber in more
clement weather than on the previous walk at Calver. The morning
was spent looking around the Church and in the woodlands for
Hawfinch but there were none to be found.
After lunch we went across to the south side of the lake to look
for the Great Grey Shrike that had been reported in the area, and
yes we found it. What a fantastic bird. All got a good view as it
flew round and perched on top of the trees to pose for us.
(Turn left off B6034 Worksop road}
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Wednesday
March 12th
(midweek walk) |
Graves Park
Leaders: Barbara Hicks and Kitty Fidler
Meet; 10.00am Hemsworth Road car park
(opposite Warminster Road)
6 members arrived, but it was decided to
abandon the walk because of heavy rain and high winds. |
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Wednesday
April 16th
(midweek walk) |
Woodhouse
Leaders: John and Helen Ensor
Meet: 10.00am June Road opposite "The Junction" Public
House
(Turn right off B6200 Retford/Sheffield road (formerly A57) onto
B6064 cross railway turn left into June Road
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Wednesday
May 7th
(midweek walk) |
Ladybower
Leader: John Robinson
Meet: 10.00am Hagg Side car park, the last car park before
Fairholmes.
Turn right off A57 Sheffield to Glossop road) |
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Saturday
May 10th
(weekend walk)
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Padley (Famous
Birdsong Walk)
Leaders:- Mike and Chris Jackson
Meet: 8.00am Grindleford Station car park
(Turn right off B6512 Fox House to Grindleford road)
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Wednesday
May 21st
(midweek evening walk)
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Wadsley Common
Leaders:- John and Anne Robinson
Meet: 7.00pm Rural Lane car park, Wadsley
(Turn left off Penistone Road after Hillsborough Park onto Parkside
Road. Turn left at first traffic lights, straight ahead at second
lights cross tram tracks into Wadsley Lane. Turn left at church up
Rydalhurst Avenue. Turn right into Rural Lane. Car park in on left
where road narrows.
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Wednesday
4th June
(midweek all day walk)
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Tideswell Dale
Leader: Peter Wright
Meet: 10.00am Tideswell Dale pay and display car park(Turn left off
B6049 Tideswell to Millers Dale road)
16 people attended
the walk which started at 10am and ended just after 5pm. The weather
was very kind to us and kept fine and sunny. Best birds were
Redstart and Wheatear. There was a Little Grebe's nest with
parents sitting on 4 eggs and lots of ducklings and baby coot
(picture). Ice Cream was enjoyed by all in Litton.
What have they found?
Photographs by Helen
Ensor
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Wednesday
11 June
(midweek evening walk)
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One Weir Walk
Leaders: John and Helen Ensor
Meet: 7.00pm
on Carbrook Hall Road
behind the Carbrook Hall Public House. (From Attercliffe Common
after Forgemasters turn left on Carbrook Street. First right
into Carbrook Hall Road)
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Wednesday
July 2nd
(midweek evening walk)
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Burbage
Leaders: Volunteers required
Meet: 7.00pm Upper Burbage Bridge car park.
(Turn left off Ringinglow to Hathersage road)
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Wednesday
September 10th
(midweek walk)
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Wentworth Park
Leader: Ken Knowles
Meet: 10.00am entrance to Wentworth Park, Wentworth(Turn right off
B6090 Main Street/Cortworth Road)
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Wednesday
October 8th
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Treeton Dyke
Leaders: John
and Helen Ensor
Meet: 10.00am Falconer Lane, Woodhouse
(Turn left off B6200 Sheffield Road (Formerly A57))
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Wednesday
November 13th
(midweek walk)
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Rother Valley
Leaders: John and Wenda Badger
Meet: 10.00am Meadowgate car park
(Turn right off A618 Mansfield Road)
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Sunday
November 23rd
(weekend all day walk)
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Linacre
Reservoir (Bring a packed lunch)
Leader: Paul Medforth
Meet: 10.00am Linacre Reservoir bottom car park.
(Turn left off B6050, 3/4mile west of Cutthorpe village)
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Wednesday
December 10th
(midweek walk)
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Rivelin
Leader: June Robinson
Meet: 10.00am Rails Road car park, below Rivelin Post Office.
(Turn right off A57 Manchester Road)
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