Urbanwalk s TM Urbanwalks have mapped, designed and produced this Six Walking Routes in walking booklet for Stockbridge Village. For more information about our products, please visit us at: www.urbanwalks.co.uk Stockbridge Village Useful information Knowsley

Community Health Development Team www.5boroughspartnership.nhs.uk / 0151 244 4383 Neighbourhood & Leisure Centre www.stockbridgevillage.co.uk/leisure.php 0151 443 5072 Activity for Life www.activeknowsley.com/join.php National Ramblers Association www.ramblers.org.uk/ TRAVELWISE for more walking routes www.letstravelwise.org/micro_homepage36_Walking.html SUSTRANS Sustainable Travel Office www.sustrans.org.uk 0151 443 2230 Link to Knowsley Cycle map: www.knowsley.gov.uk/pdf/Knowsley-cycle-map.pdf Knowsley Council - Things to see and do www.knowsley.gov.uk/things-to-see-and-do.aspx 0151 443 3682

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© Urbanwalks 2014. All rights reserved. Welcome to Stockbridge Village Sponsors messages Stockbridge Village is a place where you can be more physically active by taking advantage of walking routes on and around the village. This booklet aims to encourage regular walking to improve health. This is achieved by starting with the shorter routes and progressing to the longer walks which take in local beauty spots and woodland. The booklet also signposts walkers to extended routes both in and Knowsley and joins up with the SUSTRANS cycle route. You will find directions to destinations listed below included “Use our local landmarks to successfully navigate the on the main map on pages 6 and 7. walking routes …. ” Lily Earle, Chair of the Tenants Forum

• Little Wood • Mab Lane Community Woodland East and West • Wider links to Hall Country Park • Village • Wider links to Village via Woolfall Heath Meadow and Alt Park • Links to the Sanctuary Community Woods and Knowsley Village via Croxteth Lane, Fluker’s “Stockbridge Village Children's Centre is on the school site Brook Lane and Fluker’s Brook Woods in the Neighbourhood Centre. All families are welcome to • Wider links to via the new cycleway visit our facilities and to make good use of the adjacent through Gelling’s Farm & Riding School leisure centre …. ” Lucy Marsden, Senior Parental and Community Outreach • Wider links to Oak Plantation Community Woods Officer, Huyton Children’s Centres from the main roundabout along Stockbridge Lane to junction with Knowsley Lane • Cycleway links south of Stockbridge Village into Woolfall Heath Meadow, Alt Park and southwards towards Huyton Village It is hoped this booklet will encourage local residents, families, schools and children to explore and to find out more about the local area. This booklet is endorsed by local and national Ramblers Associations. This is your village, these are your walks, get active and have fun!

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2 Route 2 – Woodland Walk > Distance = Three and a quarter miles / 7800 steps Route 1 – Urban Walk > Time = Around 50-60 minutes at a brisk walking pace > Distance = One and a half miles / 3600 steps 1. Starting at the Village Piazza (L28 1SU), turn left and cross over Waterpark Drive then turn left, then take your next right after the Community Centre Time = Around 20-25 minutes at a brisk walking pace > and walk down the pathway. 1. Starting at the Village Piazza (L28 1SU), turn left and walk along 2. At the bottom turn left and follow the pathway around onto Waterpark Waterpark Drive. Drive. Crossing at the pedestrian crossing then turn left and then walk up Boydell Close. 2. At the roundabout turn left on to Haswell Drive and follow it all the way to the other end. 3. At the top of the close, walk through the gap between the houses and cross the grass until you arrive at Haswell Drive. Continue up Haswell 3. At the next roundabout turn left back onto Waterpark Drive Drive passing the flats on your right, then turn right into Milestone Hey, and continue walking until you arrive back where you started. carefully cross to the left, follow the path ahead then bear left and take your next right onto Boode Croft. Village Farm Orchard 4. Follow Boode Croft around to the right and then bear left to arrive at In 2012-14 residents helped to plant over 200 fruiting trees Boode Croft Doorstep Green, walk straight ahead and at the T junction turn and plants in and around the public spaces in Stockbridge left along path, at the end of the woodland path turn left into Little Wood. Village. Whilst out walking keep your eyes open for the mini 5. When you arrive at the house turn left and keep walking until you arrive orchards with beautiful fruit tree blossom in the Spring at Deysbrook Lane. At the end of Deysbrook Lane, cross to the left and and apples, plums, pears and other fruit for the picking at turn left onto Mab Lane and at the mini roundabout bear left. harvest time in the Autumn. 6. Just before the right bend in the road, cross over Waterpark Drive and walk straight ahead through the parkland area, coming out onto Mab Top Tip Lane Community Woodland. Always wear suitable comfortable footwear and 7. Follow the path signposted Mab Lane Community Woodland then after take a bottle of water with you to prevent the trees bear left along grassed path and continue walking straight ahead de-hydration. until you arrive at Waterpark Drive. Use the pedestrian crossing and turn right to walk back to where you started. SUSTRANS LORD DERBY’S TO COUNTRY PARK CYCLE ROUTE S & WEST DERBY VILLAGE ESTATE t

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Route 3 – Fishing Pond Route 4 – Mab Lane > Distance = Two miles / 4800 steps > Distance = One and three quarter miles / 4200 steps > Time = Around 30-35 minutes at a brisk walking pace > Time = Around 25-30 minutes at a brisk walking pace 1. Starting at the Village Piazza (L28 1SU), turn left onto Waterpark 1. Starting at the Village Piazza (L28 1SU), turn left and walk along Drive then take the next left onto The Withens and follow the path Waterpark Drive, at some point cross over to the right hand side. straight ahead. 2. Just before the 2nd roundabout bear right onto Stockbridge 2. At the end of the path turn right around grassed area then turn Lane and follow it to the end, where you will turn right onto left behind the houses and walk through narrow part of Line Princess Drive. Square woodland path to exit onto grassed area. 3. Take your 2nd right turn onto Lordens Road then your 2nd left 3. Cross to your left and then cross over Haswell Drive to turn onto Southdean Road. right into Boode Croft, cross to the left and follow it round to the 4. Continue walking joining onto Callington Close then at the right until you arrive at Boode Croft Doorstep Green. railings walk straight ahead onto Snowberry Road. 4. Walk straight ahead through Boode Croft Doorstep Green then 5. Take your 4th right turn onto Croxdale Road West then take a at the T junction turn left along woodland path then at the T junc - right turn at the first path into Mab Lane Community Woodland tion turn left into Little Wood and continue to follow the path. West. 5. Eventually turn left into Mab Lane Community Woodland, then 6. Continue walking straight ahead passing the crossroads then take the next left to exit onto Steers Croft. Turn left and follow the turn right along the grassed path to exit onto Waterpark Drive. road round bearing left to arrive at Haswell Drive. Use the pedestrian crossing to cross over the road then turn right 6. Turn right and cross over Haswell Drive then at the roundabout to arrive back where you started. turn left and continue walking until you arrive back where you started. FISHING LITTLE WOOD POND

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DOCTORS MEADOW Huyton Children’s Centres CROFT PARK SCHOOL The Withens, Stockbridge Village L28 1SU W A T LEISURE Tel 0151 443 2540 E R CENTRE P A www.huyton.childrencentres.org R K 3 Huyton Childrens Centres VILLAGE 3 PIAZZA Stockbridge Village Ramblers Association MAB LANE D 2 R www.stockbridgevillageramblers.com COMMUNITY IV E WOODLAND 2 SPACE EAST COMMUNITY CENTRE Little Woods of Stockbridge Village MAB LANE SCHOOL www.treecouncil.org.uk/community-action/events- map/item/3040-littlewoods-of-stockbridge-association MAB LANE YOUTH CLUB National Wildflower Centre 1 1 www.nwc.org.uk Tel 0151 738 1913 1. Starting at Croxdale Road West next to the Youth Centre, walk into Mab Lane Email. [email protected] Community Woodland East then at the crossroads turn left and continue walking straight ahead until you arrive at a grassed path on your right hand side. Knowsley Council www.knowsley.gov.uk 2. Turn right and walk up to and through a gate and continue walking until your arrive at a pedestrian crossing to cross over Waterpark Drive. Merseyforest 3. Continue straight ahead following the pathway, at the crossroads turn left www.merseyforest.org.uk and take your 3rd right hand turn. Woodland Trust Route 5 – Croxteth Pathway www.merseyforest.org.uk > Distance = One and a quarter miles / 3000 steps www.visitwoods.org.uk/en/visit-woods/Pages/get- > Time = Around 20 minutes at a brisk walking pace involved.aspx 4. Take your next left and continue walking until you arrive at Haswell Drive. Turn right and use the pedestrian crossing to cross over Haswell Drive then Knowsley Green Space Ranger Service turn left and follow the path. www.knowsley.gov.uk/things-to-see-and-do/parks- 5. Turn right into Steers Croft and follow the path around to the right until and-gardens.aspx or call Tel. 0151 443 3682 you arrive at Mab Lane Community Woodland West. Turn right into the wood - land and follow the path. At the T junction turn right and continue along until you arrive at Little Wood. Route 6 – Little Wood > Distance = One mile / 2400 steps > Time = Around 15-20 minutes at a brisk walking pace 4. At the T junction walk straight ahead crossing over Woodfarm Hey. Continue straight ahead then turn right onto Haswell Drive. Use the next pedestrian crossing to cross over Haswell Drive and continue straight ahead into Hollow Croft. 5. Follow Hollow Croft to the right and continue along until you arrive at the entrance for Little Wood.