Walk OF THE WEEK; LONGSHAW ESTATE, DERBYSHIRE; Going out.

Enjoy a gentle walk alongside a tumbling stream, through atmospheric meadows and winter woodland on this National Trust estate in the Peak District. Difficulty: Easy Length: 2.3 miles/45 mins

1 From the visitor centre, cross the drive and turn left along the path by the fence. Go through a small gate. Turn right and go downhill to the next gate.

2 Follow path downhill, through a corridor of rhododendron bushes, to Longshaw pond. Longshaw meadow will be on your right as you walk. Across the meadow are the flat-topped hills of Carl Wark, a Bronze Age hill fort and the gritstone outcrop of Higger Tor.

3 Follow path round the pond, then downhill through Granby Wood. 4 Go past the small barn and through a small gate before crossing the road, then go through another gate a little further down the road.

5 Cross the bridge over Burbage Brook. To the left is Padley Wood. The sunken track leading away from the bridge is Hollowgate. It was once a busy route for packhorses.

6 Walk upstream along the side of the brook.

7 Continue up to the next bridge and cross to the path on the other side. This path was repaired by wardens using an old technique known as stone pitching, which is embedding small stones into the ground like cobblestones.

8 Walk up the path, looking out for Toads Mouth Rock on the roadside to the left. At the junction, near a small stream, turn right to a gate. Continue through the wood to a white gate.

9 Cross the road to the entrance of Longshaw Lodge and return to the visitor centre along the drive.

Details and map at nationaltrust.org.uk/