The Walking Group

Leader:  Kevin Green - walks@ashbyu3a.co.uk - phone 07470 227536

The leader will be at the meeting place whatever the weather and only cancel the walk in consultation with those who turn up on the day. All dogs must be kept under control at all times. Walking boots or strong shoes are recommended. Be prepared for bad weather by taking warm WATERPROOF clothing. Leaders act in a voluntary capacity. All ramblers walk at their own risk.

If you are going to be delayed or you need to contact the leader for any other reason, their mobile numbers are given below.

NOTE
The walk leader is responsible for advising the webmaster of the start point of the walk, and afterwards sending him a walk report. The first aid box and list of emergency contacts will be passed on after each walk to the next leader or to Kevin Green.

Anybody who would like a lift please contact Kevin via mobile or email and I'll arrange with a driver.

Tuesday 5th November. Trent Lock to Attenborough Nature Reserve, led by Paul McKay

Eighteen walkers met at Trent Lock on a calm and misty morning. We stopped at a bridge over the Erewash canal for a brief explanation of the various waterways that connected with the River Trent. In addition to the two already mentioned were the Cranfleet Cut and the River Soar. Fortunately, our walking route was much simpler to follow than these waterways. It was an ‘out-and-back’ route because the river footpath along the Trent was closed to allow Severn Trent to lay new discharge pipes from the nearby water treatment plant.

After a short walk along the Erewash Canal we crossed fields and passed under a railway line to join the path alongside the Cranfleet cut, a short length of canal that bypassed an un-navigable section of the Trent. Walking away from the canal we followed grassy footpaths to a narrow road and entered Spring Lakes, a new water sports centre, for a brief toilet stop. The road led to a very straight and level footpath alongside a busy railway line and, after crossing a small bridge over the River Erewash, we arrived at Attenborough Nature Reserve Visitor Centre for our drinks stop.

For the return leg we retraced our steps to Spring Lakes but this time continued onto a short footpath leading to the River Trent which we followed upstream back to the Trent Lock Inn for lunch.

Unsurprisingly the walk scheduled for the 19th was cancelled due to the large amount of snow and freezing cold weather that day. The walk around Sutton Park has been rescheduled for Feb 4th.

Photos by Kevin and Paul

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