Health Walk - Tuesday 14th July 2015

Photos by Michael - Please click on photos to see a larger one - new camera today, still finding my way round it but no excuses in future

Another nice morning, dry with flashes of sun.  We were unsure of the chances of rain and how warm it would be.  We all had coats but most of them were removed.

We had nine walkers - Brian, Carole, Elizabeth H, Frankie, Irene S, Jacqueline, Michael, Sandy and Sue.  

Michael volunteered to lead and set off into the Pinetum and down to the Wooden Bridge.

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Walking up into Gravel Hole Wood, taking our time with the climb, steeper than it looks.

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Resting at the top

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Emerging from Dog Kennel Wood

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Up into the field and

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then down to the Lake

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Our Elizabeth M (blue top) pond dipping again as we made our way to the Stone Bridge.  Here Sue decided she was going back up Snake Hill and Jacquie and Frankie went with her - green route -

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you can just see them in the top right-hand corner of the photo

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More children this time I think they are looking for bugs in the trees - a double decker bus load of children came this morning.  David B was instructing these.

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The Hall came into view as we emerged from Walkers' Wood

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Fish again in Cock Cabin Pond - if you strain you can just make them out

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Two different Bees?

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Heading for the Cinder Path treading delicately over/through the mud - probably churned up by the cows.

Michael Swarbrick