Join us for an early morning walk at Bassleton Woods, Stockton-on-Tees on Saturday 8th May. Bassleton Woods is a six-hectare pocket of ancient deciduous woodland sandwiched between the Bassleton Court housing estate of Thornaby and the River Tees. The Holmes area of the nature reserve comprises 6.8-hectares of low-lying ex-agricultural land in a meander known to Thornaby residents as Horseshoe Bend. Bassleton Woods and the Holmes form part of a much larger area of special countryside that is open to the public. The Council's Countryside service has planted adjacent fields with approximately 14,000 trees in order to link Bassleton Woods to the nearby Thornaby Woods, which is also open to the public.

All you need is your drinking water, your walking boots/shoes, and appropriate clothing.

• Parking will be in the Bassleton Court Shops car park, adjacent to The Griffin pub in Thornaby. At the "spitfire roundabout" on the A1045 in Thornaby, turn west on to Bader Avenue. Just after passing The Griffin pub on your right, turn right into Newton Road and look for the car park on your right. The grid reference of the entrance to the car park is NZ 450156 and the What3words reference is ///stove.leaned.scan. The Griffin's postcode is TS17 0EH.

• The walk starts at 8.10 am.

• People walk at different paces so, no pressure. Just enjoy the walk and nature.

• A walking session will typically last for about 1 hour - 2 hours depending on the route and the pace.

Looking forward to seeing you.