Health Walk - Thursday 13th August

Photos by Michael - Please click on pictures to see a larger one - bad light so poor photos today

There were thirteen of us today.  Amy, Barbara, Carole, David H, Elizabeth E, Frankie, Ian, Irene S, Linda E, Michael, Paul, Sandy and Sue.  It was Amy's first walk.

Bright, dry and muggy but it was OK.

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David was persuaded to lead again.  We all seem a little lost here but David explained that he would take us into the eastern end of the Park.  He led us off down past the new Visitors Centre.

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A Kestrel on the wire, another one was hovering around hunting.

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As we reached the gate into the field Sue announced that she wasn't going to do the planned walked as it was too far and hilly for her and we continued without her.  Sue walked round the Lake and made her way back slowly ending up doing the same path as we eventually did on our way back to the Barn - green route and arrows on the map.

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The Ponderosa again stimulating interest and comment - a native species?

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It is a puzzle and seems to be expanding.

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Cam Lane will never be the same again.

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Leaving Cam Lane behind and dropping into Green Wood.  On a previous walk Barbara turned back here but today she walked bravely on.

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We're walking along the top now leaving the almost hidden ASDA buildings behind.

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Descending the long flight of steps heading for Hawks Clough.

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At Hawks Clough we walked around the boundary of the field back down to the Cycle Track

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Walking along the riverside before crossing the Wooden Bridge and up into the Pinetum

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Resting to recover after climbing up Cardiac hill standing near the Monkey Puzzle Tree

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Not far now

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I spotted Irene peeping through the Walled Orchard gate

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Sedgeway instructing a family on how to use their machines

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LWT's Simon building his compost heap next to the Barn

Today's Walk

Michael Swarbrick