Ilkeston - Always Have A Plan B
Part 01 - Plan A
w/e 02 July 2023
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300
This was intended as a linear
walk from Ilkeston to Trowell with the return on the bus. Due
to an unforeseen obstacle it turned into a circular walk instead
which is why it's always a good idea to have a Plan B.
I'd already walked to the Gallows Inn Playing Fields which I
entered near the children's play area and from where I intended
to start the linear walk.
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I walked along the edge of the playing fields parallel with Nottingham
Road to the far corner of the rugby pitch.
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From there I dropped down the bank to the edge of the River Erewash
and looked back to where the river passes under the bridge on
Nottingham Road. Although it is only a short distance, the bridge
was obscured by the trees and bushes that line the river bank.
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A rope swing hangs from one of the trees but looking beyond that,
in the opposite direction to Nottingham Road, the river flows
in a straight line along the edge of the playing fields where
it was rerouted from its natural meandering path.
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I returned to the rugby pitch and walked along the edge of the
cut grass with the river running along the tree line to the left
of the unmown area.
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Next in line after the rugby pitch is the cricket square.
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And the cricket square is closely followed by the football pitches.
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The scrubland to the left is broken only by a pipeline which
crosses the river.
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It was this scrubland beyond the edge of the playing fields that
I was intending to investigate further.
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But first I had to reach the end of the playing fields where,
looking back, I could see all the sports facilities, football
cricket and rugby, back to Nottingham Road. So far, so good and
plan A still on track.
Forward to Part 02
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