Val and Dave's 7.8-mile walk started in Cotgrave Country Park before crossing the Stragglethorpe road and climbing over to Radcliffe on Trent for a coffee stop. Then we walked down Holme Lane to meet the 3km disused railway line, the former mineral railway which used to link the colliery in Cotgrave to the main railway network and now a multi-use walking and cycling track.
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| The start in the car park |
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| Setting off |
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| Distant views of Nottingham from high ground near Radcliffe |
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| Gazebo next to Grange Hall, Radcliffe - lunch stop |
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| In 1956 the Canadian RAF moved to RAF Langar and many of their families joined them. 205 new homes were built in Radcliffe as married quarters for airmen. The housing estate is known locally as the Canadian Estate |
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| Leaving Holme Lane to climb up to the old railway |
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| Blackberry Solar Farm (4.2MW) viewed from the railway line. An example of co-cropping - using land both for energy and agriculture, in this case sheep farming |
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| Grantham Canal Lock 6 |
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| Resting on Windmill Hill near the site of Gozen's Hill Mill which was blown down in 1916 The mill was of the post type where the whole body of the tower could be moved by hand in order to face the wind. Good views to the south west all the way to Ratcliife Power Station |
