East Bridgford Evening Stroll, 1st August 2023

Elaine took nineteen members on this 3½ mile Evening Stroll starting at the Royal Oak in East Bridgford. Landslides and path closures near the Trent had necessitated changes to this walk.  Instead, it went past Stokes Mill and round the outskirts of East Bridgford to the edge of Springdale Wood before turning to pass through the lanes of the village.  After crossing fields to the north east, the route took us along Occupation Lane, Kneeton Road and across Butt Field playing fields to join other members at the Royal Oak for skittles, food and drink.

Thanks Sue for organising the Skittles, Elaine for leading the walk and John for arranging the four (or was it five) teams.

The paths marked in red near the Trent are the ones closed

This is what we would have seen - lavender and bees near the church

The troops assemble

Stokes' Mill, built in 1828 was operational until 1912. The sails were struck by lightning in 1928 and the cap, machinery and second-floor gallery were removed in 1940.  The attractive mosaic can be seen near the entrance

Springdale Wood was purchased by the Woodland Trust as one of 250 ‘Woods on Your Doorstep’ to mark the Millennium and was planted in November 1999 by local residents

Leaving East Bridgford and heading towards Occupation Lane

It's been a bumper year for ragwort and also for the caterpillar of the cinnabar moth  

Distant view of Kneeton Hills Mill

John explains the scoring system to an attentive audience ...

... or not

The highest and lowest scorers.  Nul points for one but which one?