Hiking and walking in South Yorkshire and beyond

 Barnby Moor Chesterfield Canal RFM Blue Line 29/11/24 Peter is still out of action so I am on my own again in the flatlands of North Nottinghamshire. Starting at Sutton- cum Lound this walk  after passing past the junior school and some older bungalows and then some newer houses headed off into the flat fields. It was about 9.45 in the morning and the low sun and mackerel sky dominated the horizon in front of me. A couple of small birds scooted up into the tree tops, pretty sure they were chaffinches. = After crossing the fields I came to the road to Sutton Cross at the other end of the village. This view was typical of a lot of today's views long, straight, flat roads. The traffic was minimal so the walking was enjoyable.  I waited at the railway crossing at Botany Bay for about 20 minutes. In that time about 8 trains fast and slow passed before they raised the barriers. I was starting to think it would never rise. A short walk along Sutton Lane, which was practically t...

 Netherton  Walking with Lacey 25/11/22 A heavy storm called Bert had passed over the weekend dropping up to a months worth of rain in places so we were expecting mud. We were not disappointed.  Starting at the same point as last week outside the church at Netherton we had a much clearer view of Wakefield in the valley below. We set off over the fields towards Whitley Farm passing some overcoated horses. It was bright but cool and windy. The bridge at Pits Beck looked more dangerous than it was and the morning sunshine over the fields was superb. In the distance gulls and rooks were hopping across the field horizon. Crossing the muddy field towards Bulcliffe North Wood we found our selves having followed the wrong path being on the wrong side of the fence. We retraced our steps and set off on the other side of the hedge in an even muddier field. When we re-reached the corner into the wood the mud in the field had been churned up by cattle and was deep and very slippy. I m...