Health Walk - Thursday 11th May 2017
Photos by Michael & Lawrence - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Today we had twenty-five walkers. Another gloriously sunny spring morning
James Mc was leading the main walk, Carmel was back marker.
Suzie was leading the short walk option, six today.
James explained the walk, he was going to show us Bluebells not featured on either of the Bluebell walks.
He led us off through the passage past Sue Ryder's cafe/former cafe and across the car park to James' Walk (see map) which now has a brilliant display of Bluebells replacing the earlier daffodils.
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Photos taken by Lawrence on the 25th April - just to give a flavour of the bluebells on James Walk.
We preceded to the Cinder Path emerging on to the Cycle Track walking into Cock Cabin Wood
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We turned left and walked round the pond and left the main path to the next display of Bluebells.
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Last weeks photos, I didn't think it worth taking them again
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We retraced our steps to the main path and left cock Cabin Wood carrying on straight down the Cycle Track and crossed the Stone Bridge
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where we saw our Elizabeth M leading the school children pond dipping/river dredging.
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We walked across the Picnic Area direct to the Long Steps
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where we met the short option walkers going in the opposite direction
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Walking across the Dam
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and up into Dog Kennel Wood
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Leaving Gravel Hole Wood
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Bluebells in Black Banks Wood
As we reached the Cycle Track again I got permission to leave the walk and walk along the river to meet them coming back; they walked past the Covert Pond and entered the wood to walk along the river.
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Ransoms
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I love walking along the river
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Spring is a wonderful time of year
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I'm meeting the group, you can just pick them out among the trees
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I haven't had many photos from the front along the river
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Lots of flowers
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I'm behind again now
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Lovely Buttercups, they've taken over from the Dandelions
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It's quite tricky picking your way over the tree roots, under the fallen trees, boughs and keeping away from the edge of the bank
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More flowers
We left the river and got back on to the Cycle Track to cross over the Wooden Bridge
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starting up Cardiac Hill with views of the new building
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The interior of the new building is coming along fine, all the rooms appear to be studded out
From the Barn Suzie led the short option walkers along the path and into the Pinetum where they walked up to the viewing area and then down Cardiac hill, over the Wooden Bridge and up into Gravel Hole Wood. From Dog Kennel Wood they walked the opposite way round the Lake to the main group, down the Long Steps, across the Picnic Area and over the Stone Bridge, up Snake Hill as far as the Kissing Gate where they turned to walk along the sunny side of the Hall back to the Barn.
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Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk Option Group)
Today's walkers
Main Walk - Allan, Ann T, Aysha, Bill, Carmel, Christine H, Colin C, Colin D, David H, James H, James Mc, Janet S, Joe H, John W, Keith, Linda E, Margaret W, Melissa, Michael S,
Short Walk Group - Carol R, Carole, Elizabeth H, Linda D, Norman and Suzie
The Chorley Walks.
