STRAW'S BRIDGE NATURE RESERVE ILKESTON

 

It was a rare (4th in a year) meet with Derby socials but I'd not been here before. Nursing a painful back injury walking was one of the few activities I could do.

It didn't help when the organiser didn't put the map pin in the correct place and I was searching for the start point a couple of hundred meters down the road. 

We followed the nutbrook tail for around 3 miles to the excellent coffee shop for a break.

One of the group had a drone which he briefly flew to take this picture. The rest of the walk had a "make it up as you go long" feel but it was ok.