This, our first proper survey walk, was led by Jill Jones, a distance of three miles over three and a half hours – see route map below. Footpaths walked: Biddulph Town 58 (BT58), BT56, BT55, BT128, BT127, BT126, BT122, BT53, BT52. Path members: Jill, Linda, Sylvia, Toni, Mike, Phil and Derek.

Numerous way marker discs were added along the way, and vegetation clearance was needed at various points using secateurs, lopper & trimmer/cutter. The general condition of stiles along the route was not good. Seven stiles in particularly bad shape will be reported on the Staffordshire County Council website – https://prow.staffordshire.gov.uk/standardmap.aspx.

PROW issues to be reported to Staffordshire County Council are as follows:

1.Biddulph Town 58, at Woodhouse Lane. W3W: Chestnuts.hips.sock, GR: SJ 90315 58216 No steps, awkard, high stile near roadside.

2. Biddulph Town 55, Beckfields Close, W3W: impulses.blotchy.capillary, GR: SJ 90718 58488 Step (horizontal and step verticals) need replacing; temporary repair.

3. Biddulph Town 55, Stanways Lane opp Beckfield farm, W3W: nowadays.childcare.headstone, GR:SJ 90970 58769 Stile needs replacing. Also, No Fingerpost at roadside.

4. Biddulph Town 127,by Knowle Style farm, The Hollands, W3W: aviators.snored.formally, GR: SJ 91428 59203 Steps broken and vegetation congestion.

5. Biddulph Town 127. Bank Top Hot Lane. W3W: tangent.duration.suppers, GR: SJ 91410 59083 Step horizontal split and unstable both ways.

6. Biddulph Town 53. Hockadilla farm, Farmside Lane. W3W: youths.shakes.skate, GR: SJ 90856 58071 Up and over stile in terrible condition.

7. Biddulph Town 53. W3W: hats.weekday.throat’ GR: SJ 90849 58026. Inward leaning wobbly verticals, slippy decayed horizontal, really awkward to get over