Two rather lovely YouTube videos, from Peak District TV & Peak District OnLine, were sent into the Blog. On a misty morning in the Peak District, the mysteriously named Chrome Hill and its neighbour Parkhouse, near Longnor, are brought to life. Like a weary dinosaur, Chrome Hill appears to be sleeping. The spines on its [...]
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Chrome Hill & The Roaches – Video
Posted in Environment, Films, Photography, Walks & Rides on Saturday January 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas Walk
Posted in Photography, Walks & Rides on Sunday December 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is the 4th year some of us have got together to do a Christmas morning walk. Everyone brought a contribution for the “picnic”, there were plenty of nibbles of lots and lots of mulled wine. Thanks to JF-S for the photos
Cycle ride to celebrate Tissington Trail’s 40th anniversary
Posted in History, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Tuesday August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Families, residents and holidaymakers are invited to join a guided cycle ride to celebrate 40 years of the Peak District National Park Authority’s Tissington Trail. This free event on Tuesday August 30th will explore the history of this popular traffic free trail – one of the first of its kind in the UK when it [...]
Views sought on Peak District trails
Posted in Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Monday August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A survey will be held on four recreational trails in the Peak District National Park to get views on how they could be improved in the future. Trails Saturday is being organised by the Peak District National Park Authority on Saturday 20 August to ask users what they most like about the trails and to [...]
Bletch Brook Valley Walk
Posted in Farming, Flora, Peak Park, Previous posts, Walks & Rides on Tuesday July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
More than 20 people from Parwich and Tissington met up in the Bletch Brook Valley with representatives from the National Park, to look at the wild flowers and find out about the elusive water vole. Some of the best wild flower meadows are owned by Parwich United Charities (see photo below) and wonderfully managed by [...]
Searching for Ratty in the Bletch Brook Valley
Posted in Environment, Events, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Thursday June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A free guided walk through wildflower-rich hay-meadows, and the chance to search for the elusive “Ratty”, is on offer on Monday July 4th in the Bletch Brook Valley, between Parwich and Tissington. Peak District National Park ecologists and experts from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will lead the walk, looking out for rare species including the [...]
Former railway tunnels re-open after 40 years
Posted in Out & About, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Saturday May 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Four former railway tunnels are ready to re-open to walkers, cyclists and horse riders, following a major renovation project. Transport minister Norman Baker will officially open them on Wednesday May 25th. Update: Norman Baker will not be attending the opening after all. The tunnels – Headstone, Cressbrook, Litton and Chee Tor – each measure between [...]
Electric bikes at Carsington Water: free trial for PARWICH.ORG readers
Posted in Alsop, Environment, Offers, Out & About, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Friday May 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
PARWICH.ORG has been contacted by Steve Garidis of the Electric Bicycle Network, which is part of a major initiative to create a network of electric bikes and charging points across the Peak Park, copying similar schemes in Switzerland and Germany etc. Steve says: Have you seen cyclists whizzing past, seemingly unconcerned about hills and headwinds? [...]
It’s cycling but not as you know it!
Posted in Walks & Rides on Thursday March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Electric Bike Network – “It’s cycling – but not as we know it. Electric bicycles dismiss headwinds and flatten hills. Anyone can now enjoy the great outdoors on two wheels.” Having received an invitation to attend the small and informal launch at Carsington Water of the Electric Bicycle Network, I decided to go along and [...]
Explore the Peak District by Pedal and Pencil
Posted in Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Thursday March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sketch pads and pencils are needed for the next guided cycle ride on the Monsal Trail. The Tour de Sketch ride, organised by the National Park Authority’s Pedal Peak District project, is to take place on Sunday March 27, 10am-3pm. Booking is essential, as spaces are limited, on start@pedalready.co.uk or 0114 2412775. Pedal Peak District’s Carol [...]
Christmas Day Walk
Posted in People, Photography, Walks & Rides, Young people on Saturday December 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thirty five friends took the morning air and walked to Tissington today for the 3rd annual Christmas day walk – some for the first time. It was a beautiful walk, with perfect blue skies and snow lining the fields. On arrival at Tissington, a picnic table ladened with nibbles and flasks of coffee and mulled [...]
Ballidon/Parwich walk featured in today’s Guardian
Posted in Ballidon, Local Links, Out & About, Walks & Rides on Thursday December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Regular reader Helen K has spotted a featured “four churches walk” in today’s Guardian online travel section, which starts at Brassington, then takes in Ballidon, Parwich and Bradbourne. The walk is nine miles long, and the feature contains a link to a route map. Click here to take a look.
Free Cycle Events this Autumn
Posted in Events, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Monday September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Free events will encourage new or nervous cyclists to get out and about in the Peak District National Park this autumn. Pedal Peak District, a cycling project run by the Peak District National Park Authority, is putting on guided rides, cycle skills training and bike maintenance workshops for residents and visitors. Booking is essential on [...]
Free Cycle Events for the Autumn
Posted in Events, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Saturday August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Free events will encourage new or nervous cyclists to get out and about in the Peak District National Park this autumn. Pedal Peak District, a cycling project run by the Peak District National Park Authority, is putting on guided rides, cycle skills training and bike maintenance workshops for residents and visitors. Booking is essential on [...]
Walk to Brassington?
Posted in Walks & Rides on Wednesday July 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I just wondered if anyone knows of a good walking route over to Brassington? We were hoping to walk from Parwich to the Olde Gate pub. If anyone could help it would be appreciated. Regards Keeley Please put any route suggestions into the comments box – but don’t forget to use your name, so it [...]
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