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Trails and Map for Ashfield and Mansfield Trails West.Pdf t 6 These trails link Pleasley Vale and Kingsmill to Sheffield Reservoir, via Pleasley, Teversal and Sutton in Ashfield, a distance of approximately 5 miles, Worksop largely along disused railway lines. Ashfield and Mansfield Trails (West) Cresswell Multi-User Routes Apart from a steep descent on the Meden Trail, the route is mainly flat and passes through unspoilt countryside and farmland along the . 3 1 Nottingshamshire-Derbyshire border before Bolsover 7 9 1 0 emerging into Sutton Town Centre with some 0 0 1 short on-road sections. Beyond Kingsmill y West e v r Reservoir, the route reverts to off-road u S Edwinstowe e c bridleways before continuing along the n a n d Timberland Trail to Mansfield Town Centre, and r O Rainworth (see NCC leaflet Ashfield and 1 1 Mansfield 0 2 Mansfield Trails - East). s t h g i Sutton in r e s a Ashfield East b Kirkby in a t a d Ashfield 6 d n a t h g i r y p o c n w o r C Hucknall © This information can be made available upon request in alternative formats and languages. ) b ( 6 4 8 For more information on 6 / R & cycling and recreational routes, see E / 1 1 www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/l-cycling . 2 0 P & D Supported by: W nottinghamshire.gov.uk E [email protected] T 08449 80 80 80 Environment and Resources, Trent Bridge House, Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6BJ nottinghamshire @nottscc The Meden Trail The Teversal Along this section, the route runs alongside the River Meden, using the former track of the old and Skegby Trails Midland Railway. The Meden valley, rich in At the former Pleasley colliery, now a country park, resources of water, timber and stone, also two established routes run south to link into the provided the humid micro-climate and energy legacy of the Victorian railway boom, now an needed for early cotton mills, and became the established part of the countryside access network home of Viyella, exported worldwide from this Parts of the trails are particularly important for of the Teversal Trails. The route passes through location in it’s heyday. their wildlife, being designated as Sites of attractive undulating farmland reminiscent of Special Scientific Interest. The scarce Derbyshire’s hills, alternately running through deep The valley was also though to be used as a calcareous grassland habitat found here cuttings, and crossing river valleys on steep hunting ground for Neanderthal communities living supports a number of unusual plant species, embankments. at nearby Creswell Crags during the Ice Age; in including Fragrant Orchid and Pale St. John’s 1862 extensions to Pleasley Vale Hall unearthed a Wort, as well as butterflies such as the Common At Teversal, a brief diversion takes in an unspoilt large cave with the skeletal remains of wolves, Blue. Scrub along the trails is an important and charming village whose manor house was woolly rhinoceros and reindeer. breeding habitat for Willow Tit and Bullfinch, immortalised as Wragby Hall in DH Lawrence’s birds which have both declined nationally, and Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Located south of the Part of the route now runs through a Local Nature Grass Snake is also known to occur. linking section, the Teversal Visitor Centre provides Reserve, managed by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife an ideal stop for refreshments. Trust. Sutton in Ashfield is a small industrial town of Saxon origins, although it’s name probably derives from the Norman de Sutton family. Coal mining supported the local economy between the Middle Ages and the closure of the pits in the late 20th Century. trails Key The Timberland Trail The Meden Trail The Skegby & Teversal Trails Link to parking Silverhill Trail on Outgang Lane Rowthorne Trail over footbridge Access from Common Lane ••••• Public Bridleway Join trail off On Road ••••• Chesterfield Road Parking Visitor Centre Dismount at top Hazard of embankment Viewpoint Steep banks on either side Cross carriageway of trail using overpass to west of trail Cross Batley Lane with care, blind bend Cross road with care Cross bridge as directed Junction of link route, for Teversal Visitor Centre and Silverhill Trails • • • To Silverhill Cross busy road with Trails care, use drop kerbs to east of refuge Alternative route around reservoir (stepped access) Short section on busy road between Kingsmill Cross Stoneyford and Garden Lane Road with care Cross railway Cross Priestsic Road line with care using pedestrian . 3 • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • 7 • • • • • • crossing • 9 • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • 0 •• 0 • 0 • 1 • • y • e • v • r • u • S • e c n a n d r O 1 1 sseeee lleafleteaflet 0 2 s t Cross Outram h Ashfield and g i r e s Road with care, Mansfield a b a t a narrow refuge d Trrailsails ((east)east) d n a for onward t h g i r y routes p o c n w o r C © Approximate scale: 1:25000.
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