John's 8½ mile (other distances are available) walk took nineteen of us through Brierley Forest Park near Huthwaite along a short section of the Teversal Trail and up to our first peak (204.3m) at Silverhill. We dropped down to Stanley for lunch before climbing up to our second peak (205m) at Newtonwood Lane on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire boundary. Our final peak (202m) was reached at Strawberry Bank which claims to be the highest natural peak in the county. Some took a short cut along the Teversal Trail but did not receive their mountaineering certificates.
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| In commemoration of 20 miners who were seriously injured by fire and the five men that died of their injuries in the Sutton Colliery (Brierley Pit) disaster on 21st February 1957 |
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| Teversal Trails Coal Garden, incorporating a variety of artifacts from the local colliery, marks the entrance to the trails - coffee stop |
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| Climbing up to the top of the Silverhill tip on good trails |
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| Keeping the miner company |
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| Testing for Gas was created by artist Antony Dufort as a tribute to the miners of the Nottinghamshire coalfields and commemorates coal mining at the 85 Nottinghamshire collieries (see below) |
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| The names of the principal collieries in the county, 1819–2005 |
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| The site at Newtonwood Lane, although unmarked (and unremarkable!) at a location on the edge of a service reservoir, like Strawberry Bank is considered to be natural and at 205m is now officially the highest point in Nottinghamshire |
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| Climb up to Strawberry Bank - the highest habitation in the county |
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| Strawberry Bank |
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| Strawberry Bank - it has its own plaque and viewpoint declaring it as (another) highest natural point in the county at 202m |
