Sherwood Voices: Jenny's Story - Rainworth

Influenced by the local Victorian naturalist Joseph Whitaker, Jenny has decided to investigate the local habitat. Meeting people along the way, who share stories from the past and the present, she is able to piece together a new understanding of the place she calls home. The walk starts at the Rufford Colliery memorial on Kirklington Road, before heading down Rufford Colliery Lane. We enter the heath, across from the Petanque Club, and head on the lower path to a small road that, turning left, takes us to the old vicarage building. Retracing our steps a little we re-enter the heath, head towards the back of White City, and take a path down to Fourth Avenue. From here we head down First Avenue, cross straight over into the road opposite, and take a left at the last building to follow the path that runs alongside the grounds of the lakes. Taking a right onto Lind Close we walk down to L Lake and then, keeping the lake to our right, cross a small wooden bridge that leads us to a path that runs alongside Rainworth Water and brings us out onto Thoresby Road. Another path, between the houses, leads us to Lake Farm Road where we turn right towards Southwell Road. From here we walk back up to the benches at the entrance to Kirklington Road. 

The walk is on a variety of paths, and depending on the weather, these may be wet and muddy. There is also a small, steeper downhill section of the walk as we enter the heath.