Sealing the tunnel

Sealing the tunnel

Above: A Google Earth satellite image of Tunnel Farm at bottom right. I’ve superimposed the orange line to show the route of the tunnel into the valley. Many thanks to Mary on the Burbage Facebook Group for posting these two photos she found on ebay. They show...
PRoW application update

PRoW application update

Above: The notice appears at the junction of the old track and Macclesfield Old Road. Above: Click to enlarge the notice. Things finally seem to be happening with the application to make a section of the old Cromford & High Peak Railway track a public right of way...
PRoW campaign update

PRoW campaign update

Above (From left to right): Andrew (pictured with his daughter Isla), has regularly walked the route since 2000. Esme only discovered it during the recent lockdown. But John holds the record as having walked it the longest – since 1938. It’s now a couple...
Muck-spreading at Burbage

Muck-spreading at Burbage

Above: The muck-splattered view along the old railway track from Macclesfield old Road in Burbage. This was the start of walk 12 in the series on this website. But I’ve now had to change it. The campaign to have the route along the old Cromford & High Peak...
Applying for a PRoW

Applying for a PRoW

Above: Help restore walking rights along this attractive lane leading up to the old disused railway track. Page update: Click here to support the campaign to create a PRoW. Things have progressed since my post about the farmers at Plex threatening me with legal and...
Threat of legal action

Threat of legal action

Above: I think the ‘No public right of way’ signs are fairly recent. They certainly weren’t there when I created the route, back in 2011. Page update: Click here to support the campaign to create a PRoW. I’ve had an email demanding...