NOTE: Change of meeting place
Sorby Natural History Society (Sheffield) - Lichen Meeting to Bonsal Mines
contact: Steve Price, email: lichenrecords@sorby.org.uk
The meeting place for the 5 Sept Sorby Lichen Meeting to Bonsall Mines has changed.
Please meet at grid ref SK254583 on Blakemere Lane immediately to the west of Bonsall Moor Lane. Blakemere Lane is an unmade road with wide pull off areas near to the junction. Meet at 11.00am.
This is 2.5 km north west of the hamlet of Slaley. Bonsall Moor Lane and Blakemere Lane are both named as such on the 1:25k OS map.
Steve Price will be at the original meeting point in the Via Gellia at 10.30 in case anyone arrives there and I will then drive up to Blakemere Lane for 11.00.
The reason for the change is that on today's recce visit the very steep path through the woodland was wet and very slippery. Steve is unwilling to lead a group on that path. There is a high risk that someone will hurt themselves.
It is further to walk from the new meeting point however the walk is all on the level.
With only a handful of records the lead rakes and spoil heaps of this disused lead mine area have been very much under studied.
Parking near the site is extremely limited so it means us parking in the Via Gellia and walking up through the daleside woodlands. This will require extreme discipline otherwise we will never make it through the woods to reach to the mine site!
Meet at 10.30am at grid ref. SK269566 in the layby on the A5012, the Via Gellia. This is about 3.5km from Cromford. Travelling from that direction the layby is on the left hand-side shortly after the ‘Tufa House’ which is on the right. Coming from the Grangemill direction it is on the right hand-side about 1km after the right turn to Middleton.
As always beginners are most welcome as are Members wishing to study areas of interest other than lichens. Bring a hand lens, note book and field guides. The plan is for a full-day meeting so do bring along a drink and lunch.
