Health Walk - Tuesday 28th March 2017
Photos by Michael S & Judy - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Another lovely sunny morning but the cloud increased as the walk progressed. Thirty-three walkers took part.
Michael S was leading, Carmel was back marker and Brian leading the Optional Walk Group, Suzie back marking, ten today - is this a record?
Michael wanted to do his favourite section of the walks - the river. Of late this has been too wet and muddy although this hasn't stopped the regular dog walkers. It's never been quite as scenic since the floods of December 2015 when the stepping stones were moved or swamped.
We set off round the Barn to Sue Ryder's Drive intending to walk along a section of James' Walk
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The daffodils are now out along the Drive. We left the Drive and picked up James' Walk and came out amongst the Daffodils in front of the Hall.
We walked round the Hall
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to Snake Hill and proceeded downwards admiring the Blackthorn which is now out all over the Park.
As we turned up into Walkers Wood we spotted the Optional walkers walking along the Dam. They had left the Barn turning left and walked along the south side of the Hall to join Snake Hill.
Leaving Walkers Wood we headed back to cross the Stone Bridge. After crossing we walked along the bottom of the Dam and up the steps to the Lake.
We walked round the Lake and
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climbed the steps into the Field following the Optional walkers, now out of sight, down to the Kissing Gate
The Optional walkers had climbed up into Dog Kennel Wood
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but we walked down the slope to the Cycle Track which we followed south
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As we neared the Wooden Bridge we saw the Optional walkers again, having descended from Gravel Hole Wood, about to cross the Wooden Bridge and climb up Cardiac Hill to walk along the edge of the Pinetum to pass the new building and back to the Barn
We continued along the Cycle Track past the Covert Pond and turned into the trees to find the river and walk back
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along the bank of the river to the Wooden Bridge which we crossed and walked up Cardiac Hill, through the Pinetum taking the short cut up to the Wooden Man and back to the Barn.
Today's walks
Today's walkers:
Main Walk - Barbara, Bill, Brian C, Carmel, Carol W, Clare, Colin C, Elizabeth M, James, John W, Judy, Kristina, Lawrence, Linda E, Margaret W, Marilyn, Michael G, Michael S, Susan, Sylvia, Vic, Yvonne and Zandra.
Short Walk Group - Ann, Brian L, Carol R, Elizabeth H, Helen F, Jennifer, Norman, Sandy, Suzie and Teresa.
The Chorley Walk - Find Your Feet scheme.
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
