Health Walk - Thursday 7th March 2019   

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

Today we had seventeen walkers, Paddy & Serge.  

Sheila "The weather wasn't as bad as forecast but it kept a few people away.   We started with ten on the longer walk with Lawrence leading and Sheila back marking - Geoff and Paddy left us after half way and joined seven already on the shorter walk led by Margaret and back marked by Pat where Serge was walking with Frankie and Jim."

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Michael took these while waiting for the walks to start

Lawrence led us up into the Car Park

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taking the path to the sunny side of Cuerden Hall heading for Snake Hill

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Here we met the Elite walkers, led by Margaret,

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pictured, who had set off down Snake Hill but turned up to go round the front of Cuerden Hall, turning left to go passed the Barn into Berkeley Drive before entering the Pinetum

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Crossing the Wooden Bridge

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turning left to walk along the river and climbing up the Slope to the Lake.

The main group walked down Snake Hill turning up Bikers Hill into Walkers Wood

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where Sheila saw

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these fungi which she later identified as Jelly Ear Fungus which David B confirmed.

Leaving Walkers Wood they entered Cock Cabin Wood and reached the pond

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These are the frogspawn that the Elite walkers found on Tuesday

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Waiting for Michael to catch up and then continuing.

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As Michael & Sheila passed the end of the pond they spotted a Kingfisher flying away from them over the water into the wood.

Leaving Cock Cabin Wood the main group returned down Bikers Hill

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to cross the Stone Bridge

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where they saw the Elite group approaching from the south.

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The main group walked round the Picnic Area to climb up the Long Steps to the Lake whereas the elite walked up the Slope to

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walk round the Lake and climbing the steps into the Field returning down t othe Kissing Gate, down the Slope, over the Stone Bridge and up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre.

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the main group walked round the Dam

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(An upside down photo)

and entered Dog Kennel Wood, passing through Gravel Hole Wood to arrive at the path to Cardiac Hill where they agreed to continue along the Cycle Path, river, to cross the Stone Bridge and walk up Snake Hill back to the Visitors Centre.

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Michael wandered off to photograph the, now old, man in the tree for this little cameo

Thanks Lawrence and Margaret, Sheila and Pat, for our walks today

Today's walks (Red Main Group, 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 >>.

Thanks to Frankie for supplying her photos and to Margaret for explaining the Elite route.

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Barn
Cam Lane
Cam Lane Cottage
The Chorley Walks
Cinder Path
Cock Cabin Wood
Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk
Hawksclough Farmhouse
Jenny Greenteeth
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Tree Sculpture
Visitors Centre