Here is the third walk in the series provided by Graham Beech, the Wilmslow based author of "East Cheshire Walks" which was first published in 1985 and is now in its fourth edition.
This month’s walk explores the upstream section of the Bollin in the direction of Prestbury. Starting from the car park by Wilmslow’s parish church, almost alongside the river, you’re soon away from the busy roads and into open countryside. That’s one of Wilmslow’s great advantages – you’re never far away from a good walk.
The route really is an easy-going one with no real hills to climb. And now that the weather is improving, there’s a bit less mud about – though you’ll still need boots and a waterproof.
Graham told us “There are no handy cafés or pubs, so you’ll need to be self-sufficient. For entertainment, leave the iPod at home and take a camera and a bird-spotting book instead. You’ll see and hear plenty of birdlife, with a high probability of at least one heron, lazily flapping its way above the Bollin.”
Download a full guide and map suitable for printing which you can then take with you.
"East Cheshire Walks" (ISBN 978-185058-816-0) is available from local bookshops and Amazon, priced £7.95.
Picture by Graham Beech: The restored weir at the River Bollin.
