Jinnie Trail
Encyclopedia
The Jinnie Nature Trail is a conservation area
stretching along a narrow man-made valley between the villages of Rolleston on Dove
and Stretton
. 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.
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
stretching along a narrow man-made valley between the villages of Rolleston on Dove
Rolleston on Dove
Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village in Staffordshire, England near Burton upon Trent. It is probably best known for its one-time resident Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists. His coat of arms are still displayed in the local working men's club...
and Stretton
Stretton, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Stretton is a large village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the northern outskirts of Burton upon Trent and is effectively a suburb of that town. The name is Old English and means Street Town and comes it being on the Roman road called Ryknild Street...
. It was originally built as a railway line stretching from Tutbury
Tutbury
Tutbury is a large village and civil parish of about 3,000 residents in the English county of Staffordshire.It is surrounded by the agricultural countryside of both Staffordshire and Derbyshire. The site has been inhabited for over 3000 years, with Iron Age defensive ditches encircling the main...
and into Burton on Trent. However, today it remains as a rural walk kept as a nature conservation area stretching approximately 2 kilometres.