Health Walk - Thursday 19th May 2016

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

Today we had twenty-three walkers - Ann, Bernadette, Carole, Colin C, Colin D, David, Elizabeth H, Frankie, Graham, Gwen, Helen G, James, Jacqueline, Joyce, Linda D, Linda P, Mary, Michael, Paul, Peter, Sandy, Suzie and Zandra.

It was Joyce's first time with us and twenty-three walkers is a record number!

Rain was promised for later but we had a pleasant walk.

David was leading and we set off down to the Stone Bridge.

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Horse Chestnut round about the Gregsons' Seat.

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Already Peter & Suzie have fallen behind but they are doing a shorter walk.

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Cow Parsnip or Hogweed before the Stone Bridge

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Over the Stone Bridge and along the bottom of the Dam.  Peter and Suzie are now well behind.  They walked up the slope to the Lake and walked round the Lake in the opposite direction to us coming down the steps we had climbed and eventually walking along the river to the Wooden Bridge where they more or less followed the same route as the rest of us back to the Barn - green route

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Red Clover along the bottom of the Dam as is

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this Laburnum tree.

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Daisies on the Lake edge of the Dam

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Broom.  In the third photo was a little surprise - a moth?

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The goslings are back on the Lake.  On Tuesday we were concerned for them as they weren't around.

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Another Laburnum tree - this beautiful tree is one of the most feared of the poison plants but it does not justify its harmful reputation, there are many more more poisonous plants

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Leaving the Lake behind and walking towards Hawks Clough

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Dropping down from Cam Lane into Green Wood

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The long flight of steps back down towards Hawks Clough

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Marsh Marigolds

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The Footbridge at Hawks Clough

We walked down to Dog Kennel Wood where two of us elected to take a short cut back to the Barn via Snake Hill.

The rest of us continued on into Gravel Hole Wood down and over the Wooden Bridge

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Walking up to the Pinetum

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Ramsons or Wild Garlic in the Pinetum

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Getting ready to cover the roof in cedarwood shingles

Peter and Suzie, ahead of us, had seen the Heron in the New Pond

Today's walks

Michael Swarbrick