• Before leaving home, be sure you are fit enough and equipped sufficiently to undertake your walk.If you’re unsure of your fitness level, try a short easy walk first—it’s much better to find a walk a little too slow than to make yourself miserable and exhausted.
• Most of our walks are off-road in rural areas. Please have suitable footwear and clothing for both walk and weather
(you can check our web-site for the day’s weather).
• Bring some food and drink even if the walk includes a pub or café break. Leaders may possibly refuse to accept participants who are not adequately fit or equipped. If in doubt phone the leader first.
• For your own and others’ safety, please abide by the advice herein and the instructions of the walk leader.
• Although walking is one of the safest outdoor activities, none is completely without risk. It is your responsibility to behave sensibly and minimise the potential for accidents. You are NOT covered by us or the leaders for personal injury or loss—the cost would have been too great and the scheme could not have gone ahead. It is your decision if you walk with us under these terms.
• If you are unknown to your walking group, you may be asked for your name at the start. Please co-operate and give it.
New Updates: 23/4/19 - re: Robin Hood Walks at Sherwood Forest on 27th April, 7th June, 24th August, 13th September and 2nd November. Contact Chris Thompson on 07719 827 808 pre-booking no longer required
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Changes to our Walking Programme
The Ramblers have notified us that their guided walks programme is still cancelled, now up to 30th June at the earliest. This also applies to all the Whaley Thorns outings from the Heritage Centre. For the three Mansfield and Pinxton walks you are asked to contact Denis Hill, on the number supplied, to check the situation and take the opportunity to get a self-guided walk booklet for them. All groups walks in Sherwood Forest are cancelled at present, including Chris Thompson’s Robin Hood and Friar Tuck walks. Please check when restrictions are relaxed.
Wildlife Walks
The Gedling Country Park Saturday wildlife walks are also cancelled, but check later in the year if restrictions are relaxed.
St. Ann’s Allotments tours are not yet cancelled, but check first on the number supplied.
Similarly, for the two Potwell Dyke walks in late May, telephone first to check.
Notts Wildlife Trust planned events and walks are still suspended until 31st May, but after that, check their web-site or telephone the Reserves, some of which are open. Gay Woods’s Linby walk 24th June—cancelled.
Walking for Health
All the Ramblers ‘Walking for Health’ still suspended until at least 30th June, but check each group after that. Most of these health walks are not Rambler–sponsored however, so check with those who are not, before you go. Contact numbers are in the booklet.
Of the three Local Access Forum walks, the March one is cancelled. Please check first for the other two in September and December.
NOTE You can certainly go for a walk outdoors in fresh air if you stay more than 2 metres from others. Providing you are not contagious, it makes more sense to do this than remain indoors all the time. That way, you could end up bored and depressed—and it’s Spring, for goodness sake! I am walking out almost every day, and feel far better for it. Just keep away from heavy traffic and other people – except your lovely supportive partner, of course.
Brian Cluff, Chairman, Notts Guided Walks Partnership
Autumn colours and the winter bird arrivals. Dragonflies still flying over the ponds. Some interesting fungi appearing. Meet Rod and Jenny Fillingham at the Visitor centre Café 1899 by Spring Lane car park. Post code: NG4 4PE. Wildlife presented by Mark Tyler and Brian Cluff. Walking may be slow. No dogs please. Contact: Brian Cluff (0115) 9205110 Children must accompanied by a parent or adult carer. Non-FGCP members admission £1.00.
Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre – The Maltings and Old Hall
On Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 10:00 am
Rail Bridge South of Scarcliffe
Up the drive to the site of the old station and maltings returning via Scarcliffe Park. Meet Dave Evans at Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre at the top of Pit Hill. Use station car park. Tea and biscuits after walk. Distance 5 miles Contact Tel. 01623 743 087
St Chads Water Nature Reserve – Sawley and Breaston
On Friday, October 9, 2020 at 11:00 am
St.Chads Water Nature Reserve
St.Chads Water Nature Reserve, River Derwent, Trent & Mersey Canal, Derwent Mouth, Wilne Reservoir, Breaston, Meet Chris Thompson (Gedling Ramblers) at Church Wilne Car Park, Wilne Road, (access off Derby Road, Draycott) Grid Ref. SK448 317 Post Code DE72 3QH Distance 6.2 miles Contact Tel. 07719 827 808
Sherwood Forest in search of Robin Hood
On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 1:30 pm
Sherwood Forest
Visit St Mary’s Church Edwinstowe site where Robin Hood married Maid Marian, then to Robin’s famous hiding place, the Major Oak. Cross Birklands forest and heathland to Centre Tree, at the middle of the old forest. Through the Plantation to Blackpool, the former site of 6th Duke of Portland’s Russian Cottage, near the Shambles Oak, Robin’s larder, where the outlaws supposedly hung venison after stealing it from the King. See the site of St Edwin’s Chapel in what used to be the Royal Deer Park and is now known as King John’s Palace, 3 miles away at Old Clipstone. Return to Sherwood Visitor Centre. Meet Chris Thompson (Robin Hood Way Flexi Group) at St Mary’s Church, Edwinstowe (Porch Entrance). No booking. Grid Ref. SK626 668 Post code NG21 9QA Distance 6.5 miles(3 hours). Contact Tel. 07719 827 808
Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre – The Maltings and Old Hall
On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Scarcliffe Park Track
Up the drive to the site of the old station and maltings returning via Scarcliffe Park. Meet Dave Evans at Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre at the top of Pit Hill. Use station car park. Tea and biscuits after walk. Distance 5 miles Contact Tel. 01623 743 087
Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre – Cuckney Hay Wood
On Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Cuckney Hay Wood
A walk through the ancient woodland south of Nether Langwith. Meet Dave Evans at Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre at the top of Pit Hill. Use station car park. Tea and biscuits after walk. Distance 5 miles Contact Tel. 01623 743 087
