Health Walk - Thursday 19th July 2018

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

Today we had thirty walkers.  It was a lovely sunny morning.

Carmel led the main walk with James back marking.  

Colin C led the Elite walk with Suzi back marking.

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Carmel took us through the Car Park followed by Colin leading the Elite walkers.  Carmel took us into the Pinetum whereas Colin took the elite group round the sunny side of  Cuerden Hall

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Leaving the Pinetum and walking down Cardiac Hill to cross the Wooden Bridge.

We turned right at the bottom and walked up into Gravel Hole Wood passing through Dog Kennel Wood, through the Kissing Gate into the Field and down to the Lake

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Someone spotted the Heron in the tree, tall one on the right but impossible to find on this photo

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Examples of the Flora alongside the Lake

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Walking round the Lake and down the Long Steps to the Picnic Area where

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Elizabeth M had a group of school children exploring the river

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How did I get in front, I'd got so far behind photographing the flowers I took a short cut down the slope

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Crossing the Stone Bridge

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It was Kerry's, white top, last day on our walks and she had come to say goodbye.  Janet will be Edward's companion from now on.

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Once again, in Walkers Wood, we meet the Elite group going in the opposite direction.  Being a smaller group they are much more intimate.  They had come from the Cinder Path round Cock Cabin Wood, the path we were to follow back to the Visitors Centre in the opposite direction

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Damselfly on Cock Cabin Pond, we had walked through the wood anti-clockwise

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Butterfly on the Cycle track

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on our way to the Cinder Path

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Seeding thistles, still on the Cycle Track

We left the cycle Track to walk down the Cinder Path, up Sue Ryder's Drive, round the front of Cuerden Hall back to

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the Visitors Centre where the elite walkers had already got the best table in the shade.

Today's walks (Red Main Group, Blue short cuts and Green Short Walk Option Group).  
Where there are green arrows on the red route it means the Elite walkers had followed the main >> or the main group had followed the Elite walkers >>.

Today's walkers

Main Walk - Bernadette, Carmel, Carol W, Colin D, David H, Edward, Eileen, Elizabeth M, Eric, Graham, Helen G, James, Jane, Janet B, Kerry, Lawrence, Moira, Ricky, Roberta & Trudi

Elite group - Ann S, Beth, Colin C, Gwen, Jennifer, John B, Karin, Mary P, Pat & Suzi

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cinder Path                Cuerden Hall          Hawksclough Farmhouse                         Cam Lane             

Cuerden Valley's Health Walk    Cock Cabin Wood   Cam Lane Cottage       Ponderosa     Pinetum        Visitors Centre

The Chorley Walks.