Health Walk - Thursday 14th April 2016

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

Today we had nineteen walkers - Ann, Bernadette, Carmel, Carol, Carole, David, Graham, Helen F, Helen G, Irene S, James, Judy B, Linda D, Mary, Michael, Peter, Sandy, Shirley and Suzie.

It was Judy and Shirley's first walk.  Carol brought them along to show them where she walks.  They were just making a one off visit but who knows , they enjoyed the walk and may come again.

It was a lovely dry morning.  The sun was shining as we started but it disappeared towards the end of our walks.

David was leading.  

He set off towards the Cinder Path

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Sue Ryder Drive - we are already stretched out

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Two magnificent trees 'pruned' some time ago

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Still on Sue Ryder Drive.  The bushy growth is part of the tree, small branches matted together

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Now where does this path lead?  Something to explore on another day   

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Peter bringing up the rear leading the short walk

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Having left the Cinder Path we are now walking along the Cycle Track towards Cock Cabin Wood

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Ther are many clumps of Celendine

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The lovely Dandelion, seriously.

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Blackthorn, it has seemed erratic this year, not all blooming at once.

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The Hawthorn leaves are breaking out all over the Park

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Cock Cabin Pond

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Back on the Cycle Track heading towards the Stone Bridge

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All over the Lake the Canada Geese were in pairs.  I've got photos of nine different pairs

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Wood Anemone.  

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Climbing the steps into the Field, the first step is very high and we all struggle to climb on to it.  Carmel smiling in the leading group.

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Carol with her two friends Shirley and Judy.

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Daffodils in the Pinetum.

I wandered off to get some snaps of the new building.

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The straw walls are almost finished. The stack of bales are waiting to be fitted to the tops of the south and north walls.  More bales will be needed to fill in the gaps between the floor joists for insulation.

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Making sure the joists are level.

Today's walks - main group red route and arrows.  The short walk was the same as the main group but they took a short cut between the Stone Bridge and the Wooden Bridge - green route and arrows

Michael Swarbrick