1. Walked from West Bridgford to Cotgrave. Note that I walked WESCOT 1 on May 28th then went back to do the new part of WESCOT3 on May 30th, so some of these pictures also appear in my photo survey of WESCOT1. This is where the path to the canal leaves Eltham Road. 1.46 km from start — 11 May 2024
2. Joining the canal path 1.5 km from start — 11 May 2024
3. on the canal path 1.53 km from start — 11 May 2024
4. Crossing the bridge over the canal 1.93 km from start — 11 May 2024
5. The path on the south side diverges a little from the canal 2.16 km from start — 11 May 2024
6. where the canal path joins Ashness Close 2.41 km from start — 11 May 2024
7. Ashness Close 2.43 km from start — 11 May 2024
8. Crossing Ambleside 2.62 km from start — 11 May 2024
9. Windermere Close 2.69 km from start — 11 May 2024
10. path leaving Windermere Close towards Bassingfield Lane 2.77 km from start — 11 May 2024
11. Bassingfield Lane 2.78 km from start — 11 May 2024
12. Pelican crossings on A52 2.9 km from start — 11 May 2024
13. Path from pelican crossing to (new) Bassingfield Lanne 2.91 km from start — 11 May 2024
14. Rejoining the new Bassingfield Lane 2.98 km from start — 11 May 2024
15. There is no pavement on Bassingfield Lane, but it is fairly quiet 3.06 km from start — 11 May 2024
16. At the junction of Bassingfield Lane and Tollerton Lane 3.23 km from start — 11 May 2024
17. Rejoining the canal path from Tollerton Lane 3.36 km from start — 11 May 2024
18. This is where we leave the towpath 5.58 km from start — 11 May 2024
19. the path goes through this gap 5.58 km from start — 11 May 2024
20. Crossing a field of crops on a well cut path 5.76 km from start — 11 May 2024
21. the path continues on an unsurfaced farm track 5.94 km from start — 11 May 2024
22. Peashill Farm 6.23 km from start — 11 May 2024
23. continuing past Peashill Farm 6.26 km from start — 11 May 2024
24. the path is less clear across this open field, but the line along the hedge is obvious 6.45 km from start — 11 May 2024
25. the path continues onto a surfaced farm road 6.84 km from start — 11 May 2024
26. the path leaves the lane through this gap 7.31 km from start — 11 May 2024
27. crossing another field 7.34 km from start — 11 May 2024
28. The path enters this slightly overgrown old lane (an alternative stays in the field) 7.53 km from start — 11 May 2024
29. continuing across an open field 7.61 km from start — 11 May 2024
30. we reach Cotgrave. The lane we join here has no pavement, but is usually quiet enough to be completely safe. 7.82 km from start — 11 May 2024