Health Walk - Thursday 20th July 2017
Photos by Michael - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Today we had only eighteen walkers. It turned out to be lovely morning.
James was leading the main walk, Carmel was back marker. Suzi was leading the short walk option (Elite) Brain H, making a welcome comeback, was back marker - seven today.
James introduced the walk and set off down Berkeley Drive then along Shady Lane. He promised us only one stile!
We walked along Shady Lane until we came to the stile into the field but as James promised we were able to open the gate to get into the field.
We were also able to walk round the second stile too.
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Coming to the bottom of the field
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to the stile, a bit rickety but we all got over OK.
We crossed the road, Town Brow, after a wait because the traffic was difficult. When it was clear one way the other way was not for a considerable time.
We entered the south side of the Park and walked along the Cycle Track until we came to the first turn off to the left. We walked over the river by the footbridge into another field
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to walk uphill keeping left until we came out on Back Lane
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walking down a short way before we entered the Park again, we're getting warmer now
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The Bindweed is thriving in the hedgerows
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following James we dropped down to the bottom only to climb back up to the top
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where we paused to get our breath back, well some of us needed a rest.
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Walking down to Sheep Hill Lane
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This flower caught Michael's eye - Musk Mallow
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Ragwort can be seen all over the Park and elsewhere.
Now on Sheep Hill Lane and crossing at the bottom.
We walked along the Cycle Track, passing the Covert Pond, to the Wooden Bridge.
We crossed the Wooden Bridge. as ever looking for fish and as ever there are none visible. We started up Cardiac Hill,
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where there are more Bindweed, this time with a bee, on to the Pinetum and back to the Barn.
The Elite walkers started the other way and walked in front of the south side of the Hall and down Snake Hill where they turned up Bikers hill and entered Cock Cabin Wood. They walked round the Pond and came back on to the the Cycle Track and returned down Bikers Hill, where they crossed the Stone Bridge.
They walked walked along the bottom of the Dam and up the Long Steps to the Lake walking over the Dam to the short steps then down to the river walking along the river over the Wooden Bridge ahead of the main group up Cardiac Hill, into the Pinetum but then walked up one of the 'shortcuts' to the car park before returning to the Barn
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Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk Option Group). Main Group: 3.4 miles in 73 minutes
Dotted red line is where some walkers took a short cut
Where there are green arrows on the red route it means the Elite walkers had followed the main >> or the main group had followed the Elite walkers >>. >> walking the same route twice.
Today's walkers
Main Walk - Bill, Carmel, Helen G, James Mc, Janet S, Jean C, John W, Linda E, Margaret W, Michael S & Sheila T - it was Sheila's first walk with us
Short Walk Group - Ann S, Carol R, David H, Jennifer, Mary, Norman & Suzi
The Chorley Walks.
