Edwinstowe, and Sherwood Forest, 10th March 2024

 In inclement weather, Elaine's 8¾ mile walk took ten members from the RSPB car park in Edwinstowe to walk past the old Visitor Centre, across Budby Heath towards Ladysmith Plantation before cutting back by Hanger Hill Wood to join the Robin Hood Way and pass by St Edwin’s Chapel Cross.  After crossing the Mansfield Road, we dropped down past Archway House to the River Maun before leaving the RHW and returning to the forest near the Centre Tree, past the ancient oaks of Birklands and then on to the Major Oak, finishing at the Visitor Centre.

Setting off, fully equipped for the weather

Approaching Budby Heath

Coffee stop

St Edwin's Chapel Cross

Archway House

Lunch stop near Archway House

Bridge over the River Maun

By the swollen River Maun

Ancient oaks in Birklands (on a fine day)

The Major Oak

Back to the Visitor Centre