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The Jinnie Trail

The Jinnie Nature Trail is a conservation area stretching along a narrow man-made valley between the villages of Rolleston on Dove [1] and Stretton. [2] It was originally built as a railway line stretching from Tutbury and into Burton on Trent. However, today it remains as a rural walk kept as a nature conservation area stretching approximately 2 kilometres.

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References

  1. "Rolleston-on-Dove Station". www.rolleston-on-dove-station.co.uk.
  2. "North from the Jinnie Trail". www.rolleston.org.uk.

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