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Health Walk - Thursday 2nd June 2016

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

Today we had seventeen walkers - Ann, Bernadette, Carmel, Carole, Colin D, David, Graham, Gwen, Helen G, Jacqueline, Jennifer, Joyce, Linda D, Linda E, Michael, Peter and Suzie.

We had a pleasant walk on a lovely summer's morning.

David was leading again and he set off towards the Stone Bridge intending to walk up round the back of Green Wood.

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As we passed the new building you can see the lime rendering has started

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Progressing down Snake Hill

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The Park (one of?) Land Rover driving across the Ford

We walked up the slope beside the Dam into the Field. Here Peter led the short walkers back round the south and west sides of the Lake and preceded us on our return journey except they walked across the Picnic Area and omitted Walkers Wood.

At Hawks Clough we climbed up to the Ponderosa

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Having passed the Ponderosa the 'building site atmosphere' round the place is depressing - spoiled this photo.

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Dropping down into Green Wood to walk up round the east side of the central park and back down to Hawks Clough

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As we reentered the Field this scene caught my eye.

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Making towards the Lake.

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Hawthorn blossom - heavy -last time it was heavy it was 1976 and we had a record summer.

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Bracken in the Nature Reserve

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Walking sown to the Lake

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As we leave the Field there is this remarkable tree on the left. Despite being, presumably, blown over with apparently more than half of its roots broken away it continues to thrive.