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October’s 1st Tuesday Walk – HFG

Hodnet footpath group’s next walk takes place on Tuesday 3rd October 2023.

We will meet ready for 10.00 start by the old railway line bridge on Station Rd, Hodnet, with roadside parking adjacent.

We will be walking along the old railway line to Wollerton (benefitting from some planned tree/shrub clearance work this weekend), then down to Heathbroook and back to the bottom of Station Road. Those that have had enough can return from there, otherwise we will continue to and through Tunstall woods before returning to the start.

As ever, all welcome, whether old or new faces, plus children and dogs too.

Bring a drink/snack if you wish.

Queries to Jake Williams 07474 974477

May’s HFG Walk

Our next “First Tuesday” walk will take place on Tuesday 2nd May.
It is different to our usual format, as by popular demand this will be a pub walk, so will start and finish at The Tiddly pub (The Royal Oak Hazles Road Ellerdine Heath TF6 6RL)

It’s  a mystery walk of approximately 5 miles,  taking about 2 hours. We’ll meet and park at The Tiddly and head out towards High Hatton.

As usual everyone including dogs are welcome and good footwear is essential. 

On return, drinks, coffee and bar snacks will be available to purchase.

It’s a friendly little country pub with half a dozen well kept ales, real cider, good value straightforward  food and open fires.

Children and dogs welcome.

Any queries contact Derek Orton

on 07360631654

Hodnet Footpath Group. Feb 7th Walk

We kick off our 2023 ‘First Tuesday’ walks with an easy circular walk combining parts of our Walk 1 and Walk 10 routes.

Starting at the railway bridge on Station Road, Hodnet we’ll walk the old railway line to Wollerton and head back to Heathbrook and Hodnet Heath. We’ll then walk between Webster Lane Farm and Tunstall Farm along our Tunstall Woods route. We return to Hodnet via Webster Lane.

This is an easy, level route of about 5 miles with few stiles and is dog friendly. It will be muddy at this time of year so good footwear is essential.

Meet at 10.00 am and the walk will take about 2.5 hours.

Everyone is welcome.

Clip CLOP Appeal: Ollerton – Peplow

Everyone who uses our network of Public Rights of Way (PROW), e.g. footpaths and bridleways, will occasionally encounter seemingly incomprehensible dead ends or missing sections (‘gaps’). Indeed, we have some examples in and around Hodnet parish

All who value access to the countryside are encouraged to have a look at this website’s new “Clip CLOP” Appeal page for more information on a local campaign to legally (re)establish, as a bridleway, a long used but now blocked route between Ollerton and Peplow. If succesful, this will complete a ‘gap’ in our local network.

After you have visited it, we hope you will feel able to support it in some way – whether financial or practical.

Visit the Clip CLOP page HERE.

GAPS – More Information.
Often, ‘gaps’ in the current network are the result of inadequate recording of historically used routes when the first official PROW maps were drawn up, by Parish and County Councils, in the 1950’s. Sometimes these ‘gaps’ may reflect a past reluctance of Parish Councils to act against the expressed/supposed wishes of influential local landowners – who might not wish to have certain past routes formally recognised/recorded as passing over their land. Either way, The Ramblers organisation have recorded thousands of past used routes that are ‘missing’ from the current official (Definitive) rights of way maps – as part of their “Don’t Lose Your Way” campaign.

Hodnet Footpath Group. October 2022.

Explore ‘Wollerton Wetlands’… & beyond !

The next public walk in our programme for 2022 is on Thursday 2nd June.

Our walk is to the Wollerton Wetlands and then on to Helshaw Grange (see Hodnet Walks 5).

This is a varied walk with good views and departs at 10.00AM – Meet/roadside parking by Wollerton Village Room.

If you want to come along please email david.wilson65@icloud.com or call 07970 304169 on or before 5pm on Tuesday (31st May) – so we can assess numbers and the viability of the event. 

Many people have never seen the Wollerton Wetlands, but they are now quite established and worth visiting. So, if that is you or you’d simple like to join us for a pleasant stroll in good company please do come along.

Accompanied children and dogs [on leads] welcome on all walks. Sensible footwear advised, plus a drink/snack – although most walks are only 2 hrs duration.

Note. If weather is terrible, this event will be cancelled. If you have emailed David Wilson he will add you to our list of ‘friends’ and can then send a cancellation email on the day to warn you. So, please do let him know in advance if you’d like to attend, and how many will be accompanying you.

Walk routes can all be seen in the relevant walk leaflets, downloadable from https://hodnet.org.uk/main/index.php/tourism/local-walk-leaflets/


HFG – Walk this Thursday – Cancelled

Update. Unfortunately we have had to cancel tomorrow’s walk.

So far, no one has confirmed their attendance at the proposed public walk at Peplow this Thursday, details HERE.

If you would like to attend then please contact David Wilson ASAP, and certainly by 5pm tomorrow (Wed) evening. If we have no confirmed takers by that time the event will not run – but we do hope to see some of you at the next scheduled walk in June, for which you are again encouraged to register.

Parish Magazines

Delivery of Parish Magazines is underway. There is a new delivery person in Hodnet this month, so if she misses you, please accept her apologies and collect a copy from the Village Stores.