Health Walk - Tuesday 1st August 2017
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos if you wish to see a larger one
Forty-one walkers this morning, eleven opted for the short walk
James was leading the main walk with Michael S back marking. Brian L was leading the optional short walk group with Suzi back marking.
It was a strange morning, sunshine and black clouds but we dodged the rain.
James led us round the back of the Barn where Graham spotted this Holly Blue
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butterfly
James led us down Sue Ryder's Drive but left the road to walk along James Path back to the front of the Hall. We walked round the Hall and joined the path to Snake Hill. We walked down to the Stone Bridge, crossing and walking up the slope to the Field
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The first pause while we all got through the Kissing Gate. Shortly after Graham, ever alert,
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noticed these caterpillars of the Cinnabar Moth - they feed on Ragwort leaves
James led us on to Hawks Clough, up the hill past the Ponderosa on to Cam Lane
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The pond on the right of Cam Lane as we walked towards Sheep Hill Lane
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Sorry this funghi is a little out of focus, there are several on a tree near the pond.
We crossed the road and started down the hill when Graham found this pigeon
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which appeared to be lost.
He found a safe spot to leave it
A we neared the bottom of Sheep Hill James took us up into the south side of the Park.
We came out on to Back Lane and walked down to cross the main road back into the Park at Town Brow.
We walked along the Cycle Track and crossed the Wooden Bridge to walk up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Barn.
The Elite walkers, led by Brian, walked down Snake Hill, crossed the Stone Bridge and walked up the slope into Dog Kennel Wood, through Gravel Hole Wood, down to and along the Cycle Track to the short steps up to the Lake, walked along the Dam then down the long steps to walk along the bottom of the Dam, over the Stone Bridge, and back up Snake Hill to the Barn
Today's walks
Red - main group - 3.4 miles - 90 minutes
Green - short option group
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 >>
Today's walkers:
Main Walk - Ann T, Barry, Bernadette, Brenda, Brian C, Carmel, Christine S, Clare, Colin D, Elizabeth H, Graham, James Mc, Janet S, Joe Mc, John Mc, Judy, Keith, Lawrence, Linda E, Marie, Marilyn, Maureen Mc, Michael G, Michael N, Michael S,Susan G, Sylvia, Victor, Vivien & Yvonne
Short Walk Group - Ann S, Brian L, Carol A, Carol R, Elizabeth B, Helen F, Heloise, Mary, Muriel, Norman & Suzi
The Chorley Walk - Find Your Feet scheme.
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
