A floral spectacular walk around Lathkill Dale, one of the prettiest valleys of the White Peak. From Youlgreave and Alport we climb past Conksbury Bridge (don't know if we'll see it, I've never taken that path!) and up to Over Haddon, where we'll see the local Derbyshire tradition of well dressing, where a picture is made out of flowers to celebrate the wells that brought water to limestone villages before plumbing. Then we drop steeply into Lathkill Dale with a visit to the remains of Mandale Mine and the wildflowers of the upper dale, before leaving the valley via Calling Low and crossing to Bradford Dale to return to Youlgreave, where there will be more well dressings.

Fingers crossed for good weather: ice cream may be available to buy on this walk, and there's a swimming spot in the river at the end in Youlgreave, so bring kit and a towel. Unless it's raining or something.

Meet at the Endcliffe Park entrance by Hunters Bar roundabout at 10am Saturday 29 June

Meeting at Endcliffe Park, we’ll go through the woods along the river and past Forge Dam, then up to The Norfolk Arms at Ringinglow, checking out the alpacas. Heading over Houndkirk Moor for great views of the city, we’ll go by Fox House and Burbage to Higger Tor. From there we drop down to Hathersage and end with a well deserved cuppa in the cafe.

This is a linear walk - you can get the bus back to Endcliffe Park from Hathersage, or the train/bus back to Sheffield city centre. The walk should take around 6 hours including breaks.