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2021.05.12 Coal Aston - START corner of Eckington Rd & Birches Lane (near Village Hall parking SK364.796), ~N to allotments & W & N past them, ~NNE thru Nor Wood, ~N to Hazelbarrow Farm, ~NNE to SK373.823 ~E / SE on road past Lightwood Farm then E & SE past Mansion House & Lightwood Lane Farms to SK383.818, ~E thru woods and past Caterhall Farm to SK392.818, ~N up to Robinbrook Lane & follow down ~SE (in in stages) to Ridgeway / R.Moor Main Road & zig.zag across at SK402.813, ~ESE to Plumbley SK415.809, U turn gradually then ~WSW below Bushes Wood, then ~WNW & W to SK401807 & zig zag N cross Ridgeway Rd and go ~NNW up lane to a ford, ~WSW past Litfield Farm then S down to Geerlane Farm, ~W & S down crossing streams then turning SSW steeply up Doe Lane to Rd, ~WNW on rd passing Trowhall Farm & just past PH, then follow path ~W (part of Sheffield Country Walk) thru woods to SK380.797 (nr Oaks Farm), ~N passing Sicklebrook Farm to join & follow ~W / WSW Owler Car Lane to SK374.800, NNW thru O C Wood / Cook Spring Wood cross FB (just to E) then turn ~SW back to East side of allotments & back to start. - leader Pauline Heather - Wednesday - 7 people on walk.

Note - I have not been able to put captions on many fotos - please let me (Tony) know if you identify pictures and I will add captions. REV G


1 Parking area & recreation greens etc below Ashton Village Hall

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3 Oil seed rape beyond the allotments

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5 allotments close to Ashton Village Hall

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19 Hazlebarrow Farm?

20 close up of one of statues in front of houe above

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26 field growing especially after recent rain

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47 Ridgeway School House see below

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50 Farm near Ridgeway (Road)

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56 looking back at farm near Ridgeway passed earlier

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58 lunch break close to Plumley the return point of this circular walk

59 verdant agricultural valley to the West with moor land in the far distance

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70 Pond(s) seen when descending below Geerlane Farm to join Doe Lane up to Troway

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