Health Walk - Thursday 30th June 2016

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

Today we had twenty-three walkers - Ann, Bernadette, Carmel, Colin C, Colin D, Daniel, David, Elizabeth M, Frankie, Graham, Gwen, Helen G, Jacqueline, James, Jennifer, Linda D, Margaret, Mary, Michael, Paul, Philip, Peter and Zandra.

David was leading and he set off towards the Cinder Path.  Michael was the back marker and Peter was leading the short walk.

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Here we are at Cock Cabin Pond.  What are we looking at?  There were disturbances on the surface which could have been fish.  You can't see them on the photo.  I took the photo hoping something would show when I put it on the computer but all you can see is a submerged dead branch.  Peter avoided Cock Cabin Wood and Walkers Wood - green route and arrows

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In Photo 5 in the distance Graham and Colin have found something - Yellow Flag Iris Sawfly Larvae - these are just a few of them

Out of Cock Cabin Wood and into Walkers Wood, over the Stone Bridge and up the steps to the Lake.  Peter arrived at the Stone Bridge before us and went straight on the Cycle Track to the Wooden Bridge

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There were many Canada Geese on the Lake in three distinct groups, by the outlet buoy, over in the north east corner and here near the boathouse.

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A lone Coot. The were several Mallards around too.

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As we were leaving the Lake I spotted this Heron on the Island where we usually see the Cormorants - dare I say it I think I was the only one who saw it, as back marker the rest were ahead of me.

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Climbing up into the Field (He marched them up to the top of the hill).

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(and he marched them down again) These photos look like we are walking up hill - it's the camera but probably mostly me.

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Flora to the left of the walkers in Photo 15 .  The orchid appears to be different to the ones along the bottom of the Dam (9th June)

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The third kissing gate on our walk.  The gates and steps help to bring us all together again.

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Now what were that couple thinking as they gazed over the Lake

We climbed up into Dog Kennel Wood, through Gravel Hole Wood, over the Wooden Bridge, admiring the new windows in the new building, into the Pinetum and back to the Barn for our refreshments.

Today's walks

Michael Swarbrick