Health Walk - Tuesday 15th September 2015

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

We had 11 walkers again today - Barbara N, Carmel, Carole, Elizabeth H, Frankie, Irene T, Jacqueline, Maureen, Michael, Sandy and Sue.

Barbara was leading out front for most of the walk with help from Michael.

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We set off into the Pinetum

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Approaching the Wooden Bridge we met this delightful you woman Blackberrying

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but as we headed for Gravel Hole Wood Jacqueline and Sue left us to walk along the river - green route.  As we approached the stile into the Cow Field Michael said to Barbara and Frankie that he couldn't get the walkers to go up into the Cow field, even on a day like today when there were no cows in sight.  Barbara and Frankie said not to worry when you die we'll scatter your ashes in the field.

We walked on through the wood into Dog Kennel Wood and up into the field then down to the Lake

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There was more activity on the Lake today

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We found Jacqueline and Sue were resting on a picnic bench.

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We stayed a while on the Stone Bridge, that's me on the left in the Photo 20.

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Jacqueline and Sue decided to go back up Snake Hill and Carole elected to join them.  The rest of us walked on to Cock Cabin Wood.

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The fishes were swimming round again but we didn't see any Damselflies or Dragonflies or the large Carp

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However we did see a young bird which we assumed was a Coot.  We haven't seen the parents for a while, there were two youngsters

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Decided she/he didn't like the attention

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A different view of the pond   

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We didn't return down the Cinder Path as is usual from Cock Cabin Wood when we do walk 4 anti-clockwise

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but walked back down the Cycle Track towards the Stone Bridge and then up Snake hill

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Work going ahead on the new visitors centre.

Today's walks The colour of the arrows show who walked where.  Where the green arrows are in front Jacqueline and Sue and then Carole got there first.

The walks are definitely helping us.  Some of the walkers commented that they had enjoyed their holidays walking with greater ease.

Michael Swarbrick