Hiking and walking in South Yorkshire and beyond

  Ulley RFM Blue Line 27/02/26 Another Friday without Peter as his leg is taking ages to get better. The mud will all be gone by the time he is back. Definitely missing his company. This walk may be called Ulley but it starts in Aston cum Aughton on Aston Lane. Its the end of February cool but not cold, windless, drizzly and misty. The kind of day watching the birds in the garden from my armchair is an absolute pleasure. This shortish walk will complete coverage of the area to the south of Rotherham. Mud and dull means I am almost alone in the fields with only the occasional dog walker in the distance. Walking can be contemplative but it can also be something totally different. It can be the absence of any thought other than what is of immediate interest or concern, its almost meditative. I followed Ulley Brook all the way to the road at the bottom of Ulley Reservoir and then up the hill to Ulley. Slipping and sliding but it was ok. I liked Ulley and its unusual war memorial but I ...

  Todwick  RFM Blue Line 23/02/26 To be fair not a bad morning no rain, not cold and little wind, if a little dull. The walk was a mixture of tarmac and fields or should I say areas of mud. A relatively easy walk with some interesting sights. Heading out of Todwick along Goose Carr Lane (what a great name, no idea what it means) I passed a few walkers and dog walkers.  The pigs in muck I think are Gloucester Old Spot. They looked very happy just like pigs.....in ...These roads have long straights and really good paving, makes a change. I wasn't sure why the sign had Todwick on it as Todwick was behind me.  In the distance on my left I could see parts of Sheffield and the Pennines beyond.  Reaching the busy A57 I knew the traffic would be heavy but the crossing was an unexpected safety bonus Just before the motorway junction I turned right up Hardwick Lane the M1 being just 1 field away on my left. It was noisy, very noisy. You would need triple glazing to live h...