Take the green way and help beat the bulge
24 January 2008
Over-indulged on turkey and Christmas pudding? Why not work off some of the Christmas excess by taking a stroll, run or even bike ride along the latest greenway to be built by Derbyshire County Council.
The first phase of Trent Valley Greenway built in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council was completed in December 2006.
It links Cranfleet Lock in Long Eaton with the Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire.
Now a new section measuring almost a mile and a half has been added making the entire route almost four miles long.
The new multi-user path loops off the existing greenway past Trent Meadows and the Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Councillor Brian Lucas, Derbyshire County Council’s cabinet member for environmental services, said: “We’re making it easier for people to get from A to B by extending our network of greenways.
“And they also give Derbyshire residents and visitors a chance to get out and enjoy the countryside as well as getting some exercise too.”
The multi-user route cost £300,000 and was funded by both county councils Natural England and the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund.
