Health Walk - Thursday 21st May

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

Again no Health walks allowed today.

Started from the Berkeley Drive Car Park and walked down Snake Hill, across the Stone Bridge, across the Picnic Area, up the long Steps to the Lake - I insist on calling it a Lake because, according to the Oxford Dictionary a reservoir is: a large natural or artificial LAKE used as a source of water supply . . .  as far as I'm aware the water is not used for anything and never has been.  There is a spring nearby which used to have water pumped up to the storage tank on the roof of the Hall - I have some information and for several years now have intended to make it into an article but it hasn't happened yet.

We walked along the Dam and joined Cam Lane to walk through the Kissing Gate towards Hawks Clough

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The cows are now allowed to spill into the fenced off field on the north side of the lane.

As we approached the Kissing Gate at Hawks Clough we veered of left and climbed up along the edge of the depression in the Cow Field and followed the fence

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with views of the Lake

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which you can just make out in the photos

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Following the fence we came abreast of Cam Lane Cottage, a former gamekeepers residence,

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identified only by the tops of the palm trees, another non-native species.

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I carried on along the fence and climbed up to the highest point where I had been surprised to find

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this litter last Thursday, still there, obviously someone had had a 'picnic' here. How did they get there?  There is other litter scattered around the field here

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Nearing the top Kissing Gate

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Most of the path through the Cow Field.

Into Cam Wood again, coming out on to Cam Lane, turning right to Sheephill, crossing the road, entering Glenmore, following the path to join Back Lane, into the Town Brow Car Park, across the Friends Bridge, along the path, over the Stepping Stones, along Michael's Walk, out on to the Cycle Track, up Cardiac Hill, into the Pinetum and back to the car which was parked on the LWT Car Park as instructed by the Ranger as there was an unloading of material for the wooden shack from a huge Wagon taking place blocking access to the Park Car Park

  
Today's walk

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick with grateful thanks to Jimmy for finding me and walking with me.

Cam Lane
Cam Lane Cottage
The Chorley Walks.  
Cinder Path
Cock Cabin Wood
Cuerden Hall
Cuerden Valley's Health Walk
Lower Kem Mill
Hawksclough Farmhouse
Tree Sculpture
Park
Pinetum
Ponderosa
Visitors Centre