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Spires & Stiles - A National Forest Walk


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This route passes through the pleasant farmland of the Mease Lowlands in South Derbyshire and links six key National Forest sites including Rosliston Forestry Centre. The landscape feels very rural with large cropped fields, hedgerows and scattered game coverts linked with a good network of field paths and rural lanes. Tall church spires and isolated field ponds are distinctive features of the area.

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How to get there:

Spires & Stiles - A National Forest Walk can be started from Rosliston Forestry Centre in Rosliston Wood which is part of The National Forest. Rosliston is the nearest town or village.

By road: Rosliston Forestry Centre is on the Rosliston to Burton Road and is sign posted off the A444 at Castle Gresley, By bus: No.22 Arriva from Swadlincote or Burton Mon-Sat.

OS Grid Reference: SK 242 175
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

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Couple walking on all abilities trail, Rosliston Forestry Centre, The National Forest

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Walking

Trail

Grade of trail

Hill-walking boots or similarModerate

Trail waymarking

The route is waymarked with special National Forest discs.

Length of trail

9 miles

Open or closed

open

Contact

National Forest
01889 586593
e-mail: info_nationalforest@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

What's of interest

This is one in a series of 'Forest Walks' produced by the National Forest Company. A pack of leaflets covering walks of varying lengths throughtout The National Forest can be purchased from The National Forest Company by calling 01283 551211 or e-mail enquiries@nationalforest.org

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