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Vintage Rambles with rafa and Flake

Spring is finally here! So, I bet you are all ready for a fabulous Rafa’s Ramble (furry friend not included). This is a cracker of a walk with some amazing views, a great mix of terrain and plenty of opportunity to let your dog’s off lead (taking care and always following the countryside code, of course!) There are a couple of hazards to note including a small stretch of road, without a pavement, a golf course to cross (watch out for flying balls!) and a few steepish climbs, up and downhill, but it is well worth it for the fantastic views!

4 ½ MILE CIRCULAR WALK FROM HOLYMOORSIDE

A reasonably short walk which should take you and your dog around 2 hours to complete. Although it is mostly on trails and paths there may be some uneven and muddy terrain, depending on the weather so please wear appropriate footwear. As always, follow the countryside code, keeping dogs on leads where appropriate. There are a couple of roads to cross and one short section of road to walk along, so please take plenty of care.

START: PARK ON LOADS ROAD OPPOSITE HOLYMOORSIDE RECREATION GROUND AND NEAR TO THE BULLS HEAD PUB, HOLYMOORSIDE, CHESTERFIELD, S42 7EJ.

1. With your back to the recreation ground turn left and walk along Loads Road. After passing the United Reformed Church on your right, turn right onto a lane and signposted footpath. 2. After a short distance you will pass a gate on your right-hand side. Stay close to a wooden fence on your right, then bear slightly to the right to move off the lane and onto a footpath with a hedge on your left and a pond to your right. 3. After a short distance bear slightly left, up some steps and through a gap to continue with a steep bank on your left. Keep ahead and into some trees and pass through a gate.

4. Continue through the trees, staying close to a wall and open views on your right. Ignore any paths off to the left and uphill and you will eventually pass a marker post on your right.

Now follow the path downhill to cross over a stream and continue ahead, reaching some farm buildings and a lane directly in front of you. 5. Turn right to walk along the lane with a stone wall on your left. A short distance after the stone wall ends, at a signpost, turn left going uphill. Pass through a gap in a stone wall and then continue uphill going through some trees.

6. After some distance you will reach a large wooden gate directly in front of you. Follow the arrow on the gate post around to the right to continue uphill keeping a stone wall on your left. After some distance you will reach a golf course. Turn left and continue along the edge of the golf course staying close to the trees on your left. 7. Upon reaching a track and a sign reading ‘Deep Water’ in front of you. Turn right to continue along the track and a signposted footpath. After a short distance you will pass a farm on your right. The track turns into a tarmac lane and you will pass by a car park and clubhouse on your right. 8. Eventually the lane bends around to the left and then downhill until reaching a busy main road. Turn right, continue along the road for a short distance and then turn right again to continue along a lane and signposted footpath. (CAUTION: there is no footpath along the road.) 9. Continue along the lane going downhill passing a sign for ‘Stone Hay Farm’. Continue all the way down to the farm and then into the farmyard. passing a stone cottage on your left and keep the stone outbuildings on your right, then follow the arrow on a marker post, to head along a footpath into some trees. 10. Pass through a metal swing gate and continue to pass through a gap in a fence and then cross a stream. Keep going downhill for some distance and then cross a second stream.

reaching a road. Turn right along the road for a short distance and then turn left, at a signpost, into some trees going uphill along a path. 12. Continue climbing uphill with the path eventually levelling out with open views to your right. Keep along the path for a long distance, it will head downhill, eventually reaching a road. 13. Turn right along the road for some distance until reaching The Lamb Inn on the left-hand side. At this point bear to the right to continue along a road for a short distance until reaching a crossroads. Go straight across at the crossroads and then back to the start.

This walk is for illustrative purposes only. Voice Magazines Ltd takes no responsibility for anyone who chooses to follow this route and encourages all walkers to obey all byelaws and signs and to respect the area they are walking in, ensuring they pick up all dog mess and obey the countryside code at all times.

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Nether Loads River Hipper

As our dogs age, we begin to see changes in their appearance and behaviour. While many of these changes are normal as a dog enters their golden years, it’s important to be aware of the signs. Here at Scarsdale, we’ve put together a list of 5 signs that your dog is ageing, so you can be proactive and ensure they’re living a full and happy life.

1. Your dog is slowing down and getting stiff

• You may have seen from time to time your dog is taking a little longer to get up in the mornings, or they have more trouble with stairs or jumping up onto furniture, this could be a sign of stiffness. This could be a sign they are suffering from arthritis, which is quite common in ageing dogs as 80% of dogs over 8 suffer from it.

2. Your dog has trouble hearing or seeing

• It can sometimes be tricky to decide whether your dog is losing their hearing or deciding to ignore you, but it could be a sign if your pooch always comes running for a treat! Loss of hearing isn’t something you should particularly be worried about if they’re not experiencing pain or discomfort, but you may want to take extra care taking them off the lead.

3. Smelly Breath

be a sign of gum diseases, which can become more severe with age. You may also see tartar developing around their teeth if you are in the habit of monthly mouth checks.

4. Sight Loss

• Although this may be very gradual over time, you may notice your dog loses track of the ball during a game of fetch, or maybe lose a stick and come back with a completely different one! You may also see their eyes have a bluey white shine in their eyes, this could be nuclear sclerosis and is normal for older dogs.

5. Grey Hairs

• Many dog breeds will grow grey hairs and become a ‘silver fox’ as they start to age gracefully. Most commonly this can be seen around the mouth, but this is completely normal for dogs as they age.

• A whiffy breath could be one of the first things you spot as a dog mum or dad, and this could