Health Walk - Tuesday 14th April 2015

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

A lovely spring morning with fifteen walkers - good number for a Tuesday this year.  Bernadette, Carmel, Carol, Elizabeth H, Elizabeth M, Helen, Irene, Jillian, Jim, June, Linda P, Kate, Maureen, Michael, and Sue.  

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Getting ready for the walk

Michael decided to lead and he led us into the Pinetum towards the Wooden Bridge.  At the junction with the Cycle Track Jim, June and Sue elected to do a shorter walk and walked along the Cycle Track - green route - towards the Stone Bridge.

The rest of us joined the Cycle Track and walked up into Gravel Hole Wood.  

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Pausing for a breather at the end of the climb up into the wood

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Across the Clayton-Le-Woods Women's Institute Bridge and into Dog Kennel Wood.  The Marsh-Marigolds have bloomed since last week.

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Down to the Lake but we turned right and walked into the field a short way before walking down the steps to the Lake shore.

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A clump of Wood Anemones

We crossed the Stone Bridge and walked through Walker's Wood into Cock Cabin Wood and round Cock Cabin Pond.

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The Blackthorn is now out all over the Park.  We're on our way to the Cinder Path

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Putting the finishing touches to the boundary stones for the car park extension behind the pay station

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Building the fence round the new Visitors' Centre grounds.  The field is hired out to a farmer for stock grazing.

Today's walks

Michael Swarbrick