To kick off this year’s Community Rail Week (19 – 24 May 2025)
Penistone Line Partnership, in collaboration with Brockholes Green Spaces, hosts an early evening ‘free to attend’
MAYFLY WALK & TALK
In the tranquil setting of Magdale, Honley near Holmfirth
Come join us in Community Rail Week for an exciting free Mayfly Walk & Talk event at Magdale, Honley! Discover the fascinating world of Mayflies in beautiful surroundings. These insects are at the heart of the area’s ecosystem. Our knowledgeable guides will share interesting facts about these unique insects. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more and appreciate nature up close. Enjoy an evening walk around Magdale after the talk.
This event is free to attend.
Getting there – Train option
Penistone Line Partnership will be boarding the train at Penistone at 17.19. Join us to travel to Honley by train from any of these stops – Penistone (17.19), Denby Dale (17.26), Shepley (17.31), Stocksmoor (17.33), and Brockholes (17.38), arriving Honley at 17.40. (We can allow free train travel as a group with PLP to the first 15 people who advise they are travelling with us by train, ring Sarah on 07450807953. If you are meeting in Honley, you do not need this option.)
Walking – 3 Meeting Points
Option 1
Meet outside Honley Station at 17.45, we will then walk to Magdale via an accessible route via Station Road (0.7 miles, 15 minutes).
Option 2
The Honley village meeting point is outside Wired Coffee & Cake, Church Street, Honley, at 17.45, and that group will walk from Wired to Magdale via an accessible route down Eastgate and into Magdale (0.3 miles, 7 minutes).
Option 3
Meet everyone by the wooden butterfly within Magdale alongside the River Holme.
The Mayfly Talk will begin at 18.15 with Paul and Keith.
If you have a Magdale walk after the talk and came on the train, PLP will be returning by train from Honley Station at 20.21. The return meet-up point will be Honley Station, please make your way there for 20.05.
For further information, email penistoneline@gmail.com or ring 07450807953.
We hope to see you there!
All welcome
Including well-behaved dogs!