Claire Brooks

A bit about me...

"I've been a horse owner for 60 years and still enjoy riding out around our lovely local bridleways and byways. My area in NE Derbyshire on the edge of the Peak District is fairly well blessed with horse accessible paths and a few permissive ones. Being in a hilly area we do suffer badly from water erosion and overgrown vegetation. I got stuck on a BW in April 2015 due to a very large fallen branch and started a Facebook group for all the local riders to share any issues they came across. A BHS volunteer Access Officer joined the group and suggested I also became an ABO, which I did later that year and added safety approximately four years ago.

Although getting some work done by the council has been very frustratingly slow, 11 years for one path, I really enjoy helping to improve our network.and being the voice for our local equestrian community. I've also helped our wonderful researchers in finding lost/under recorded paths. Around eight years ago I joined the Derby and Derbyshire Local Access Forum as the equestrian and multiuser voice. I have been vice chair for around six years now."

Areas covered:

Wingerworth CP Wessington CP Unstone CP Tupton CP Temple Normanton CP Sutton cum Duckmanton CP Stretton CP Shirland and Higham CP Pilsley CP North Wingfield CP Morton CP Holymoorside and Walton CP Holmesfield CP Heath and Holmewood CP Grassmoor, Hasland and Winswick CP Eckington CP Dronfield CP Clay Cross CP Calow CP Brampton CP Brackenfield CP Barlow CP Ashover CP