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08-09-2007, 08:48 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Today sees me move to sunny Doncaster after 4 lovely years in my place in Little Aston. I dare say I'll be itching to explore the locality so any suggestions would be most welcome.
Cheers |
08-09-2007, 09:02 AM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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Originally Posted by Boddie  Today sees me move to sunny Doncaster after 4 lovely years in my place in Little Aston. I dare say I'll be itching to explore the locality so any suggestions would be most welcome.
Cheers | Doncaster? Your getting rather close to my territory Andrew..  
On that front, a few good places you'll be within an easy hours drive, Clumber Park is an obvious one, it's National trust property, with enormous grounds. Thorsby Park, which is close to Clumber is also a good one, excellent open park lands worth a visit at any time, especially when the Swallows arrive. They nest very close to the cafe in an open courtyard for all to see.
Rufford Park, if you look through my gallery you'll see loads of my images are from there.
All these sites are within a few miles of each other, all accessed from the A614.
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08-09-2007, 06:45 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Lincolnshire
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Originally Posted by Boddie Today sees me move to sunny Doncaster after 4 lovely years in my place in Little Aston. I dare say I'll be itching to explore the locality so any suggestions would be most welcome.
Cheers | Hi Andrew, hope all goes well and you quickly settle into your new home. You will only be around 45 minutes from my local patch Messingham Sands. Anytime after you have settled in I would be more than pleased to give you a guided tour
Roger |
08-09-2007, 06:53 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
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Potteric Car will be on yer doorstep and Thorne/Crowle moors not too far off. And has Roger says, MSQ is n't that far off either and is very good.
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08-09-2007, 07:41 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Do the Doncastrians know whats gonna hit them!
Seriously-good luck with the move Andrew. All the best to you and Charlie. 
Jules
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08-09-2007, 07:45 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The sunny West Midlands.
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Originally Posted by Boddie Today sees me move to sunny Doncaster after 4 lovely years in my place in Little Aston. I dare say I'll be itching to explore the locality so any suggestions would be most welcome.
Cheers | Perhaps we'll get a bit of peace and quiet round here now !
Keith.
( only joking, hope the move goes smoothly !) |
08-09-2007, 07:49 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coventry
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Hey Andrew. You kept that quiet.
Good luck on the move mate and I hope you settle in quickly.
I'm with Jules on this one. I don't know about Doncaster but does the County know what's going to hit them.
John |
08-09-2007, 08:39 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pork Pie Town, Leicestershire
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Apart from Potteric Carr I don't know much about the area except that Doncaster have a great football team......
Donny Belles have performed well for a few years now!
well done ladies!
LROS are at the Carr in November, I'll keep you up to speed with developments just in case you can join us.
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08-09-2007, 08:40 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent
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Good luck with the Move Boddie.. Hope you soon settle in and are happy in your new home
Oh by the way.........whens the House warming party ???????????
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08-09-2007, 08:57 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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There's also an RSPB site called Old Moor, I've been there once, not a bad site at all. Worth a visit. It's just off the A633. |
08-09-2007, 10:43 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
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And Fairburn Ings just up the A1.
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10-09-2007, 07:14 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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Yes, scarey 
I don't really know about birds but you've been given some leads there. Not all that far from Hatfield/Thorne Moors.
Closer to Doncaster proper, the Don valley by Conisbrough (that doesn't look like the correct spelling) is interesting for plants (cuts into the Magnesian) and therefore for insects. Lots of walks from Conisbrough station along the valley and up to the moors ...
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Originally Posted by glsammy Doncaster? Your getting rather close to my territory Andrew..
On that front, a few good places you'll be within an easy hours drive, Clumber Park is an obvious one, it's National trust property, with enormous grounds. Thorsby Park, which is close to Clumber is also a good one, excellent open park lands worth a visit at any time, especially when the Swallows arrive. They nest very close to the cafe in an open courtyard for all to see.
Rufford Park, if you look through my gallery you'll see loads of my images are from there.
All these sites are within a few miles of each other, all accessed from the A614. | |
10-09-2007, 07:26 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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An addendum.
I notice that most of the other comments talk about driving to sites ... you should learn that South Yorkshire has an excellent public transport system so that cars are seldom necessary. And once you get to be a certified 'old git' the transport is absolutely free!
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10-09-2007, 07:26 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Thanks for all of the messages guys. I had a bit of a drive round at the weekend and there definitely looks to be some good potential. The move has only just started but I have been accepted by the dogs, a couple of patterdale terriers and am already feeling very much at home. I will have concluded the move by 10th October, as am spending the first week in October in Turkey.
My new job sees me looking after the whole of the south of Britain, so effectively south Wales, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and anywhere south of these counties. I will be staying in hotels 3 or 4 nights a week so will want to get out as much as possible so Donny will be safe a few nights a week |
10-09-2007, 07:41 PM
| | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Originally Posted by Boddie
My new job sees me looking after the whole of the south of Britain, so effectively south Wales, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and anywhere south of these counties. I will be staying in hotels 3 or 4 nights a week so will want to get out as much as possible so Donny will be safe a few nights a week
| We're south of all these counties, so presumably you'll be popping into Kent too!
We've got some very nice reserves!
Blond moment....who's Donny? 
Jules
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10-09-2007, 07:48 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The sunny West Midlands.
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman We're south of all these counties, so presumably you'll be popping into Kent too!
We've got some very nice reserves!
Blond moment....who's Donny?
Jules |
He means Doncaster !!
Keith. |
10-09-2007, 08:31 PM
| | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Originally Posted by kshotton45 He means Doncaster !!
Keith. |
Oh yeah! Tee hee!
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16-09-2007, 08:03 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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I went to Fairburn Ings last night and that certainly seems to have some promise. The pub in the village that overlooks it is friendly too and the food great by the way.
Today I am off to North Yorks. Not sure where yet. May even go east and over to the coast. |
16-09-2007, 10:58 AM
| | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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You'll have to let us know where you went now.
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16-09-2007, 01:25 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Worcestershire
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Hope all goes well with the move Boddie.
I guess I'll have to have Sutton park all to myself now you are off from Little Aston! |
18-09-2007, 10:29 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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nice one mate - hope all goes well with the move and with you and your young lady - would I be premature in buying a hat ?
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18-09-2007, 10:39 PM
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No excuse not to go to Clumber Park now Andrew. I hope the move goes smoothly
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