レッドストンでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Very muddy on sections and lots of bird twitchers out, oblivious that other people are using the trails as well 🥴

Lovely walk birds nesting at moment toilets and cafe sturdy paths disability scooter welcome small cafe and wild water swimming

The memorial, a sculpture in the shape of a mining cage, was designed by local artist and former miner Harry Malkin. During the official dedication ceremony the names of all those killed at the pit were read out. The £30,000 needed to build the memorial was gathered through fundraising efforts. The sculpture shows four different mining-related themes on the sides of a cage that has just emerged at the surface from an imaginary shaft.

We didn't visit the cafe today just road the tracks

Harry Malkin He was a mechanical fitter at Fryston Colliery, 1965–85; an archaeological illustrator on the Pontefract Castle dig, 1986–8; became a freelance artist in 1988; and from 1998 combined this with being exhibition organiser for Yorkshire Art Circus, where he also taught.

enjoy the entertaining graffiti around the base 😅

Fantastic food at the pub. Great beer garden and dog friendly.

Fairburn Ings nature reserve is managed by the RSPB. It used to be a coal mine but has been transformed over the last 60 years to a haven for wildlife. It's an important breeding and nesting site for water birds. The star species that you may see are Bittern, Willow Tit, Kingfisher, Tree Sparrow and Spoonbill. The visitor centre has information, toilets and a cafe. It's open 10:00 - 17:00 in the summer and 10:00 - 16:00 in the winter.