Health Walk - Thursday 8th October 2015

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

We had 19 walkers today - Ann, Bernadette D, Carmel, Carol, Colin D, David H, Frankie, Graham, Irene S, Joanne, Julie, Linda E, Linda P, Mary, Michael, Paul, Peter, Sandy and Sue.  It was Bernadette, Colin and Graham's first walk with us.

It was another sunny morning - we are still enjoying the Indian Summer

David took on the mantle of the lead and outlined where he would take us.  We set off towards the Pinetum

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Walking along Berkeley Drive to the

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gravel path leading to the car park and into the Pinetum

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Down Cardiac Hill and over the Wooden Bridge

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Peter and Susan decided not to climb up into Gravel Hole Wood so set off along the riverside away from us.

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Climbing up to the Cow field, one day we'll go into it

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Going deep into Gravel Hole Wood

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Crossing the Women's Institute Bridge into Dog Kennel Wood

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deeper and deeper

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Leaving Dog Kennel Wood and entering the field.

From the field we dropped down to the Lake and walked round the Lake 

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to the steps down to the Picnic Area

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In the distance we could se Elizabeth M, normally one of our walkers, on Education duties, pond dipping, looking after a group of schoolchildren

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Walking round the Picnic Area

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over the Stone Bridge waving to Elizabeth

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and up Biker's Hill and into Walkers' Wood

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The leading walkers were marching on so we resisted the temptation to have a rest

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Out on to the Cycle Track, where David is helping a cyclists with directions, and into Cock Cabin Wood.  You may have noticed that here we caught up with Peter and Sue - green route and green arrows where they walked the same route as us which they di apart from going up into the woods and field

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Cock Cabin Pond looking for the fish, damselflies and dragonflies

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Centre right of Photo 43 is the refurbished Woodpecker tree

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Back on the Cycle Track

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Queuing to get down to the Cinder Path

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Walking up Sue Ryder Drive back to the Barn

It was a good walk, thanks David

Today's walks.

Michael Swarbrick