Country Walks Around Harrogate Volume 1 East of Harrogate, by Douglas Cossar, describes 20 walks all within a few miles of both Harrogate and Wetherby.

Each walk is around six miles long and ideal for a brisk winter walk or a leisurely summer wander and explores the undulating well-wooded landscape around Harrogate, visiting many attractive places away from busy roads.

Attractive parkland is explored at Harewood, Little Ribston and Studley near Ripon and there is enjoyable riverside walking on paths beside the Crimple, Nidd, Ure and Wharfe.

Local villages include Allerton Mauleverer, Coneythorpe, Kirkby Overblow, and Staveley. The walks also go to places of considerable historical interest such as the Devils Arrows at Boroughbridge,one of the finest pre-historic sites in England, the Roman town at Aldborough, remains of ancient castles at Knaresborough, Rougemont and Spofforth, and the moated manor house at Markenfield.

Quiet walkers will see plenty of wildlife on the walks with a good chance of seeing deer and hares, and different habitats give an opportunity to see many different sorts of birds. There is a good chance of seeing red kites which have spread since they were introduced at Harewood.

All 20 walks are described in detail, with a sketch map for each walk, and there are many local photographs. Country Walks Around Harrogate, at £4.99, is on sale at local bookshops and outdoor stores. A companion volume of walks west of Harrogate is being prepared.