A635 to ● N E Waymarked Walk No. 7 ● Still called Saltersbrook Road, salt was brought over in carts from From the church, turn left Dearne Way R W Cheshire to the market towns of South via this important trans- by the Cross Keys Inn and A A E pennine route. Following the annual slaughter of livestock each autumn, follow Vicar Road right down Y

D a large quantity of salt was needed to preserve the meat. to the River Dove. Cross the The Dearne Way is made up of eight short Darfield to Thaal Restaurant A635 to walks joined to form a continuous footpath river, walk up to the top of the All Saints Church flood bank, and look out over some 30 miles (48 km) in length, mainly the wetlands of through the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton-on-Dearne Ings and Broomhill Flash. DARFIELD Barnsley, but also in part in Kirklees, These are excellent places for Wakefield and Doncaster. wildlife. As you follow the Four-spotted chaser ● On the left as you walk up from flood bank watch out for the Further information the playing field towards Darfield Vicar Road blue flashes of the kingfisher If you have any comments This leaflet is one of a series of four, Church, there used to be a fish pond which regularly flits along the ● Looking over the bridge, Old Moor is on your left, the wetlands of regarding the walk, or Starting point Wetlands from wastelands Bolton Ings to your right, with the tree-covered former spoil heap from designed not only to show you the route, Darfield Bridge (near the Thaal here and the fish were farmed by Broomhill Flash river channel. encounter any difficulties Manvers Colliery rising behind. Take in the scenery and wildlife from the en route, please do not hesitate but also to point out and explain many of Restaurant) on the main A635 This section of the Dearne Way links up two Benedictine monks, who would arrive Barnsley to Doncaster road Cormorant Hide if you have time. Follow the along the TPT to contact: the interesting facts and features to be very old Barnsley villages, Darfield and Bolton- by rowing boat along the River Rights of Way Team, on-Dearne. For hundreds of years neither village Dearne from . through to Dearne Road. Barnsley Metropolitan discovered along the way. Distance Borough Council, PO Box 601, 31/2 miles (5.6km) changed much until the mine shafts were sunk ● At Broomhill Lane turn right, past Barnsley S70 9FA in the late 1800s. Darfield's population, for the Old Moor Tavern down Highgate. Time River Dove River Dearne Telephone 01226 773555 instance, rose from 600 in 1851 to 5000 by You could wander through Broomhill Email publicrightsofway@ Allow yourself up to 3 hours ● The Dearne Way and TPT continue along the river bank, barnsley.gov.uk BRETTON for exploring at a leisurely pace 1911, and now stands at around 7000. Park on your left, rather than walk down All Saints Church, Darfield but to get to Bolton railway station cross over the river and the pavement to the car park. Cross the Footwear As you leave Darfield and cross the River Dearne turn right next to the former corn mill building, across the Information on bus and River Dearne MONK BRETTON Some sections can have wet, you can see from the top of the flood bank a road and go through Gypsy Marsh, then train services is available on PRIORY Wombwell Ings fields to St Andrew’s Church. Then follow the signs to the BIRDSEDGE muddy or uneven ground. A6195 to Darfield left along the . The 01709 515151. BARNSLEY large area of rough grassland with pools of ● Take time to explore All Saints Church. Look for the names of the seven station.The route is marked with the grey line on the map. www.travelsouthyorkshire.com DARFIELD BOLTON-ON- Stout shoes are recommended colourful murals in the Gypsy Marsh DEARNE water. In 1839, way before any coal had been local townships on the capping stones of the walk that runs round the won from local seams, more than half this land underpass were part of a OS Explorer maps nos. 278 and 0 4m Waymarks churchyard. '' is easy to find – can you find the others? Each 288 cover the area The route is waymarked with a was growing crops while the rest was good Green Heart Project which local schools miner's lamp symbol township was responsible for the upkeep of the section that bears its name. and art groups completed in 2010. grazing land. Mining operations have since The lower parts of the main tower of the church date from the 12th Water vole From Broomhill the line of the caused the land to drop below the water table, Dearne Way is also the Trans How to get there century, but built into the stonework are what may remain of an earlier Pennine Trail. The TPT is a long The Dearne Way follows as closely as By bus: Darfield and Bolton- resulting in extensive areas of wetland – much church on this site, dating from the 8th century. Broomhill Lane distance route stretching from on-Dearne are served by to the delight of local birdwatchers. Southport on the Irish Sea to possible the valley of the River Dearne regular bus routes from the ● Follow the Trans-Pennine Trail on past the RSPB Old Hornsea on the North Sea, with from its source near Birdsedge, Denby major towns in South In spring, at Wombwell Ings and Broomhill Flash, Moor Wetland Centre, with occasional views through the links to York, Chesterfield and Yorkshire. There is also a you might see wheatear, yellow wagtail and Dale, to its meeting with the River Don at service which connects Bolton- ● The graveyard is well worth a closer look. It is said that trees into the reserve. Old Moor comprises 101 hectares of Leeds. Most of the TPT is suitable Old Moor for walkers, cyclists, horseriders on-Dearne to Darfield various wading birds. In winter, the Flash is miners at Houghton Main Colliery were superstitious about diverse wildlife habitat ranging through open water, marsh, Mexborough. You will see for yourself that Tavern and mobility impaired users. noted for its large number of duck and whooper going into work for the last shift on New Year's Eve. Broomhill reedbeds and species-rich grassland – it's well worth a visit St Andrew's Church It continues as a footpath only the valley is rich in wildlife, thriving in a By train: A service connects swans. Year round can be seen heron, snipe, Bolton-on-Dearne to The explanation lies here beneath a horse chestnut Flash to look around or enjoy refreshments at the café. Follow the Bolton-on-Dearne towards Istanbul as part of landscape shaped and changed by human redshank, lapwing and tufted duck. Station E8 European Walking Route. Wakefield, and tree, where a column marks the grave of ten men TPT, rising through trees on the edge of the Manvers restoration www.transpenninetrail.org.uk toil and industry over thousands of years. Old Moor Wetland Centre was created in the who plunged to their deaths in a cage-winding site, which is now parkland, golf course and lake (including the Waterfront Boat Club), then drop down to another former St Andrew's Church Parking: Areas suitable for late1990s by Barnsley Council, with a visitor accident on New Year's Eve 1886. Nearby lies the BROOMHILL BOLTON-0N-DEARNE railway line and bridge. Old Moor Wetland Centre has a parking cars exist near to the centre and hides overlooking an extensive tomb of the 'Corn Law Rhymer' Ebenezer Elliot, starting point in Darfield. variety of wetland habitats which wetland nature reserve, which is home to large the poet and social reformer prominent in A bus service from Bolton-on- attract a diverse range of wildlife Dearne is available to take you flocks of waders and wildfowl. The site is now campaigns for the abolition of the Corn Laws. RSPB Old Moor Ebenezer's tomb species back to Darfield managed by the RSPB. Wetland Centre Bolton Ings Gypsy Marsh

Extensive areas of wetlands attract huge flocks of visiting bird species River Dearne Trans Pennine Trail A633 to Barnsley

Acknowledgements Corn mill Trans Pennine Trail Designed by FDA Design Ltd Manvers Trans Pennine Trail Illustrations by Geoff Carr, Dan Powell and Anna Sutton Dearne Road Waterfront Photographs by Phil Butcher, Peter BRAMPTON A633 to Mexborough Farmer, Denis Sykes and Laurie Ramsay Boat Club ● Bolton-on-Dearne gives you something of the feel of the Anglo-Saxon settlement which existed Produced with the support of around the time that St Andrew's Church was built, way back in the 9th century. The old village of Bolton- Lapwing may be seen on-Dearne has now virtually lost its identity amongst in large flocks in winter the industrial sprawl of the late 19th century.