Health Walk - Tuesday 12th May 2015

Photos by Michael - Please click on photos to see a larger one

A dry morning, occasional sun and very windy.  We had eight walkers - Carmel, Elizabeth H, Elizabeth M, Helen, Jillian, Michael, Sandy and Sue.  

Michael led off down towards the Stone Bridge but turned up Runners Hill towards Cock Cabin Wood.  We entered the wood and walked round Cock Cabin Pond where Sue an Carmel spotted lots of tadpoles.  We left the wood and entered Walkers' Wood coming out onto the Cycle Track

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where we saw the lovely swathes of Bluebells

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On the Stone Bridge we watched David B and the children 'pond dipping' for a while.

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Here Sue decided she would do a short walk and Carmel insisted on accompanying her - green route.

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We carried on over the Stone Bridge and up to the Lake where we noticed the Heron poking around.

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On the Lake we saw our first group of goslings.

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We continued round the Lake, looking down into the Picnic Area we spotted the children examining what they had fished out of the river.  We continued round the Lake and up into the field then down to Dog Kennel Wood

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Entering Dog Kennel Wood

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We traversed Gravel Hole Wood and crossed the Wooden Bridge and climbed up into the Pinetum and back to the Barn where Carmel and Sue were waiting for us.

Today's walks

Michael Swarbrick