Cossall Canal Walk
3 miles (5.5 km)
This walk from the village of Cossall takes you to the Nottingham Canal Nature Reserve.
There's a nice footpath here along the disused canal with lots of wildlife to look out for on the way.
The trail runs for just over 1.5 miles to Awsworth and Cossall Common. Keep your eyes peeled for water loving birds such as moorhen and heron as you make your way along the path.
Back in the village you can visit the noteworthy 13th century church and see the 17th century Willoughby Almshouses.
Cossall Ordnance Survey Map 
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Cossall Open Street Map 
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Cossall Open Street Map 
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Walks near Cossall
- Nottingham Canal - Enjoy a walk or cycle along this pretty canal in Nottingham
- Ilkeston - A walk from the Derbyshire town of Ilkeston visiting the nearby Shipley Country Park
- Shipley Country Park - This large country park near Ilkeston boasts 700 acres of attractive and varied landscape
- Mapperley Reservoir - Enjoy a short walk around this pretty reservoir in Shipley Country Park, near Ilkeston
- Nutbrook Trail - This easy cycling and walking trail runs from Long Eaton to Heanor along the Erewash Canal and a dismantled railway line
- Centenary Way - Follow the Centenary Way from Ilkeston to Ashbourne on this 25 mile walk through the Derbyshire countryside
- Erewash Canal - Follow the Erewash canal through south Derbyshire on this waterside cycling and walking route
- Bennerley Viaduct - This circular walk visit the Bennerley Viaduct, a now disused railway viaduct spanning the Erewash Valley between Awsworth and Ilkeston
- Dale Abbey - This Derbyshire village includes the historic ruins of a 12th century abbey and some fine Peak District countryside
- Locko Park - This circular walk visits the Locko Park Estate in Derbyshire
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
Head west and you could visit Ilkeston and explore Shipley Country Park with its lakeside walking and cycling trails.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Nottinghamshire Walks page.
Photos
Church Lane, Cossall
The Nottingham Canal Nature Reserve. The Nottingham Canal was a 14.75 mile (23.6km) long canal between Langley Mill in Derbyshire and Nottingham. It opened in 1796 carrying coal from the coal fields to the City of Nottingham, the River Trent and beyond. With the advent of the railways canal traffic declined and the canal was closed in 1937. The southern section is now part of the River Trent Navigation. Since 1977, the Broxtowe Borough Council has owned and maintained the upstream sections from Wollaton to Langley Mill as a nature reserve and walking trail.
The Nottingham Canal below Cossall. A maturing area of mixed woodland on the left gives shelter from the prevailing wind along this section and although it was fairly windy the water surface was only lightly disturbed.
The Nottingham Canal at Cossall Common
Approaching the Cossall Road lay-by
Heron on the Nottingham Canal
St. Catherine's Church, Cossall. An attractive little church dating from the 12th or 13th century.
