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I assume the well made surface of this bridle path is the former approach... (more)

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Here the path passes runs through a stand of secondary woodland

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This bridleway passes Bateswood Nature Reserve run by the Staffordshire... (more)

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The SJ7947 : Footpath From Scot Hay runs along the hedge, the Bateswood Nature Reserve is... (more)

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The footpath runs from the kissing-gate to the right of Holly House.

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The path continues past the trough and over the hill in the distance.

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This byway leads to SJ8046 : Industrial Ruin in Hollywood Lane and then to Pepper Street.

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Heading for SJ8046 : Industrial Ruin in Hollywood Lane

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The spoil heap to the left is burning underground, there was a distinct... (more)

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At the end of the drive are some substantial gates the footpath continues... (more)

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Before breakfast in Quarry Bank a byway in Keele.

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The whole of this area is land restored after opencast coal mining in the early 1990s.

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A byway running south-west out of Keele

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The footpath runs along the fence which protects the old quarries on the black bank.

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The former is reclaimed opencast, the latter ancient woodland.

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This footpath connects with SJ8045 : Station Road Keele

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On Apedale Community Country Park's Woodland Trail.

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The footpath bears off Highway Lane

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This area is a reclaimed opencast coal mine.

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Taken from just across the old railway line, now a footpath. The fencing... (more)

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Part of Apedale Community Country Park's Woodland trail, in Watermills Wood.

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Part of Apedale Community Country Park's Woodland Trail.

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The Railway in Silverdale is now a cycle path. The Church is St Luke the Evangelist.

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Watermills Wood was saved from opencast coal mining because of its value... (more)

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The footpath runs along the far side of the hedge and then down hill to SJ7844 : Hungerford House Farm Bridge

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Part of Apedale Community Country Park's Woodland Trail, on the edge... (more)

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This part of Apedale Community Country Park is a reclaimed opencast coal mine.

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Part of Apedale Community Country Park's Woodland Trail, on the edge... (more)

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If you get this far you have missed the point where the bridleway leaves the farm track!

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This was once an opencast coal mine. the big sheds are about 1500 metres away.

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At the bottom of the hill the bridleway crosses the M6 via SJ7844 : Hungerford House Farm Bridge

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Part of Apedale Community Country Park's Woodland Trail. Watermills... (more)

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Part of Apedale Community Country Park's Woodland Trail.

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Most of the footpaths in the country park are not official public... (more)

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One of several waymarked trails in Apedale Community Country Park.

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This is the path that leads to SJ7844 : Hungerford House Farm Bridge over the M6 see SJ7844 : M6 From Hungerford House Farm Bridge

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SJ7844 : Hungerford House Farm Bridge, M6 as seen from the bridleway, just as well the restriction does... (more)

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Watermills Chimney was built in 1840 as a ventilation shaft for the... (more)

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Watermills Wood was saved from opencast coal mining because of its value... (more)

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At the eastern edge of Watermills Wood.

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Watermills Wood was saved from opencast coal mining because of its value... (more)

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In Apedale Community Country Park, a reclaimed opencast site.

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Looking back along Lymes Rd the woodland to the left is known as... (more)

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Much of the park is reclaimed opencast.

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Much of Apedale Community Country Park has been created from former opencast.

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The whole of this hillside was created by land restoration after opencast... (more)

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Taking a footpath over a drain on a former opencast site.

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One of the many tracks and paths in the country park which the public are... (more)

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