Health Walk - Tuesday 25th October 2016

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

Twenty-seven walkers today, a record - Anneke, Bernadette, Carmel, Christine, Colin C, Colin D, Elizabeth H, Elizabeth M, Graham, Ilene, Irene S, James, Jean, John W, Judy, Karin, Lawrence, Linda E, Margaret A, Margaret W, Michael, Pat, Paul, Peter, Sandy, Suzie, Zandra and Jean's dog.

A lovely sunny morning.

Lawrence was leading and Michael was back marker to the main walk.  Peter was leading the short walk.  We were all wearing our Hi-Vis jackets.

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Lawrence took us round the Barn and onto Sue Ryder's drive then along the Cinder Path.

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Emerging on to the Cycle Track we walked

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to Cock Cabin Wood

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and round the Pond

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Walking through the wood we

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came out on to the Cycle Track where we were interrupted by a couple of cyclists.

Photo 14 -Sandy
In Photo 12 you can see Sandy taking this photo, actually she's hidden by the new slim line Paul

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Down into Walkers Wood

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and back on the Cycle Track heading for the Stone Bridge

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Crossing the Stone Bridge we came across this lonely figure, Peter, he was resting while his charges walked round the Lake.  You can just see Suzie at the bottom of the steps waiting for Elizabeth and Karin who were engaged in conversation with an angler

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Meanwhile we are walking along the bottom of the Dam

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Where we met Peter's walkers who had left the angler behind

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Up on the Lake side where we spotted the Heron

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Lawrence pausing the walkers to let us all catch up

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Back down to the Lake.

Lawrence led the main group up into Dog Kennel Wood but Michael and Pat

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walked along the river on the Cycle Track

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and waited for the main group to catch them up as they came out of Gravel Hole Wood and crossed the Wooden Bridge

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Nearing the end of our walk

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The man in the tree has had a haircut!   Photos 36 and 37 show what he looked like in 1995   

Peter started the short walker with the main group but as they reached Sue Ryder's Drive they turned right and walked round the front of the Hall and along the path that led them to the main path down to the Stone Bridge.

At the Stone Bridge Peter said he needed to rest, Photo 18, while the others walked up the slope to the Lake, anticlockwise round the Lake and down the steps to the Picnic Area, Photo 20.

They then walked along the river to the Wooden Bridge and up to the Pinetum where the main group were catching them up.  As they entered the Pinetum Peter took them up the path on the right past the new building to see the new

Photo 38 - Peter
Sculpture.

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Now what are these heavy tractors up to?

Today's Walks

Red - main walk
Green - shorter walk

Michael Swarbrick