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Saturday 16 September 2023

Young People's Forest at Mead Circular

By Winding Wheel in car park of Shipley Country Park Visitor Centre, Slack Lane, Heanor, DE75 7GX. Grid reference: SK 431 452.

2pm - 5pm

5 miles

Moderate

No stiles

Join the Woodland Trust for a gentle 5 mile circular walk around the newly planted 370-acre Young People's Forest at Mead showing the progress made so far. This area has changed from opencast mining site to restored and replanted countryside, with ponds and other wildlife features.

Booking advised. Phone Michelle Marriott on 01629 533991 or email michelle.marriott@derbyshire.gov.uk.

Accessible by bus

Accessible by train

Children welcome

Dogs allowed

Free parking

No dogs allowed

No parking

Not suitable for children

Parking fee

Pushchair accessible

Take a packed lunch

Toilet available en route

Wheelchair accessible

Grades are provided as a general guide only - if you have any doubt about your fitness for a particular walk please contact the organiser or leader in advance. You should also bear in mind the distance of the walk, regional differences in terrain and the possibility of bad weather, which can make a walk more difficult than planned. If you’re unsure of your fitness level, try a short and easy walk first: it’s much better to find a walk a little too slow and easy than to make yourself miserable and exhausted. Leaders may refuse to accept participants who in their opinion are inadequately equipped or unfit.

Walks are graded for difficulty as follows:

Easy access: Walks for everyone, including people with conventional wheelchairs and pushchairs, using easy access paths. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn. Assistance may be needed to push wheelchairs on some sections, please enquire.

Easy: Walks for anyone who does not have a mobility difficulty or a specific health problem or is seriously unfit. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn.

Moderate: Walks for people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness. May include some steep paths and open country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential.

Strenuous: Walks for experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level. May include hills and rough country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential. People in doubt about their fitness are advised to contact the organiser or leader in advance.

Young People's Forest at Mead Circular

What does each symbol mean?

Walks grading