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It’s also a a also It’s mood. your improves and system immune your boosts A good walk also improves the strength and flexibility of your joints, joints, your of flexibility and strength the improves also walk good A illnesses such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma and stroke. stroke. and asthma diabetes, 2 type disease, heart as such illnesses way of becoming more active helping to reduce the risk of chronic chronic of risk the reduce to helping active more becoming of way you from A to B, regularly getting out and about is an ideal ideal an is about and out getting regularly B, to A from you irrespective of their age or level of fitness, as well as getting getting as well as fitness, of level or age their of irrespective Walking is a great activity for just about anyone anyone about just for activity great a is Walking Put your best foot forward foot best your Put Immingham Mayflower Before setting off • Make sure that you’ve got appropriate Woods footwear for your walk 2¼ miles (3½km) • Check the weather before leaving your house and dress accordingly • Check that the walk is suitable for you and your party. If in any doubt then contact the PRoW team for more details • Let a friend or relative know where you are planning to walk especially if you are off out exploring by yourself • Make sure that you’ve got your mobile phone and that it’s got plenty of battery left When out walking remember to follow the Countryside Code • Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors • Leave gates and property as you find them and stay on the line of the paths • Leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home • Keep dogs under effective control • Plan ahead and be prepared Steady • Follow advice and local signs Accessible by Public Transport When you’re out walking in the countryside, please respect the Countryside Code. Suitable for walkers with dogs For more information please contact: Public Rights of Way Team 2 Origin Way | Europarc | Grimsby | North East Lincolnshire | DN37 9TZ Refreshments available T 01472 324500 | E [email protected] | www.nelincs.gov.uk 6 5 4 GOLF COURSE 8 3 7 9 START St Andrew’s Church Postcode: DN40 2EU LANE MILL 1 IMMINGHAM 2 The instructions given in this guide take you in a clockwise direction around the route Immingham Mayflower Woods 2¼ miles (3½km) 1 Leave the Church following 3 Cross the bridge and continue 5 Pass through a kissing gate and 7 Cross the bridge and immediately Church Lane for a short distance straight ahead along the well continue along the path along turn left along the drain side then turn down Mill Lane trodden path the drain side 8 Turn right along the edge of 2 At the sharp bend turn right 4 At the big drain turn right 6 Pass through two more the trees across the golf course following the direction of the following the direction of the kissing gates close together back to the car park footpath sign along a stoney waymarkers along the path with and continue along the well track which eventually changes the drain on your left side trodden route through the 9 Cross the car park and follow to a grassy field edge path woodland the path around the church back to the start.