Please come and join Paul, Val, Emma and Daisy, share in our beautiful countryside, nature, wildlife and in the friendship of remembering John Denver’s life and music. He will never be forgotten.

The Red Kite is one of our largest birds of prey, with a wingspan up to 195cm ( around 6ft 6ins)

RSPB Red Kite Centre, Top Lodge

The Rockingham Forest

This Walk on May 20th was suggested by Pat and Graham Arch

“To the forest, I’ll find peace there. To the wild country, where I belong.”

Oakworth Station The Railway Children Station

A steam train coming in to Oakworth Station

The Bronte Parsonage and Churchyard

Mr Perks house and crossing at Oakworth

Oakworth Station

Website links to help you

If you require any more details, or want to register your name for either of the walks, please do not hesitate to contact us at:-  rockymountain.high27@ntlworld.com

E-mail Paul & Val. rockymountain.high27@ntlworld.com

Over these last few years we have raised money for The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust (£235 in 2002), Cancer Research (£300 in 2005). This years project is to raise money for a bench, dedicated to John Denver, to be installed in West Norfolk. The bench will be put in the English Nature site at Dersingham Bog. Any money that is left will be donated to a local Alzheimer’s Charity.

The proposed John Denver bench at the Sandringham Estates Sawmills.

The John Denver bench will be installed in Spring 2006. Together, we can make a world of difference, John Denver will NEVER be forgotten.

The proposed John Denver bench in Norfolk.

The members of FoJD have donated £150+£38.50=£188.50 for a John Denver bench to be installed in West Norfolk. The JD bench will be put in the English Nature Reserve, Dersingham Bog, on the old sea cliffs overlooking the reserve. There will be a plaque on the bench which will read:-

DEDICATED IN CELEBRATION OF

The Life of John Denver 1943-1997

MUSICIAN and ENVIRONMENTALIST

Donated by Friends of  John Denver UK

English Nature have leased the 159 hectares (approx 400 acres) off the Queens Sandringham Royal Estate since 1990 and is off the A149 Kings Lynn to Hunstanton road at Wolferton. The main project at the reserve, with the management team and volunteers, is to remove the non-native Scots Pines, Silver Birch & Rhododendrons. To bring back the fast disappearing Heathers, Heaths and wildlife. It is very important to do this as farming, roads and industry have taken away our Heathland. In the British Isles we have a quarter of the worlds Heathland, so we must preserve this habitat. John Denver often spoke of habitat and how important it is for wildlife, mankind and the world. This SSSI reserve (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) is a prime example where we can work together in saving the worlds habitat & wildlife for now and future generations.

Map of West Norfolk showing the location of Dersingham Bog

Please come and join Paul, Val, Emma and our new puppy Daisy on the two walks in 2006

Daisy and Emma, two friends. They cannot wait to get on the footpaths and run around the fields

Thank you, Paul. 04/02/2006

Boy From The Country

Because he called the forest "Brother"
Because he calls the Earth his mother
They drove him out into the rain
Some people even said the boy from the country was insane
Because he spoke to fish in the creek
He tried to tell us that the animals could speak
Who knows? Perhaps they do
How do you know they don't just because they've never spoken to you?
Boy from the country
Left his home when he was young
Boy from the country
He loves the sun.
He tried to tell us we should love the land
We just turned our heads and laughed; you see we did not understand
Sometimes I think the boy from the country is the only one who sees
'Cause the boy from the country doesn't want to see the forest for the trees.
Boy from the country
Left his home when he was young
Boy from the country
He loves the sun.