Every Day
longer, moderate walk
Level 3
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Turn off Cocksparrows Lane on to the Nature Reserve.
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Start from Nature Reserve Car Park - entrance off Cocksparrow Lane.
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At the grassed clearing walk immediately to your left, following a path into the bushes. Follow the narrow winding path.
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The path then open out before you, continue on the path over marshy grassland.
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Eventually coming to a fork in the path - Take the left fork.
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This takes you uphill, following an old stream bed - possibly muddy.
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Follow the path as it joins and path from the right, carry straight on this wide Gravel Road
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Gravel Road downhill then meets, changes to a concrete surface, carry straight on.
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Staying on the concrete surface, ignoring the pedestrian access gate (right)
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Staying on the concrete surface, make your way to the large gate in the distance.
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Make your way to the main road via the style or gap in the hedgerow.
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Before crossing the road, look to your left across the road for the Winding Wheel and vehicle entrance a little further along.
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Make your safely along the busy road, before crossing into the car park entrance.
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Be aware of vehicles, taking the path immediately to your right between the 2 posts.
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Keep the hedgerow to your right, following the path, noting the Winding Wheel etc.
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Information Board giving history of Littleton Colliery site.
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Pathway narrows with tree branch cover, follow the path.
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Eventually take the left path passing between the steel railings. From here the path becomes steeper as it heads towards the Flag at the top.
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Marvellous views 'on the way', together with suitably situated benches.
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Near to the top, steep steps, but the views are worth it!
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Almost there, viewing platform at the top.
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All round views from the top.
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All round views from the top.
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All round views from the top.
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All round views from the top.
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Eventually time to return 'back the way you came'.
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Back down the steps.
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Retrace your steps back across the road, around the gate onto concrete surface.
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Immediately at the end of the concrete surface, fork left.
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After no more than 15 yards, then fork right.
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Follow this well worn path across grassland.
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Path bends right as if entering into the bushes.
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Continue to follow the path.
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Gradient steepens here, immediately after the fence post follow the path right, up hill.
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At the top of the gradient go straight ahead, noticing the Lake in front of you right.
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With the Lake in view, note and take the sandy path down in the direction of the lake.
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Keep following the well worn path over grassland.
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Pass between 2 fence posts, heading towards the Lake. Keeping the Lake to your left, walk around the Lakeside path can be boggy.
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With Lake still on your left, in the corner, follow pathway into the trees.
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Once under the trees, take the first path immediately down to your right.
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Follow this path downwards and eventually away from the Lake.
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At clearing path merges with another from the right, carry straight on.
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Follow this well worn path, effectively retracing your steps back to the car park.
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Eventually reaching the clearing, and the car park through the trees on the right.