Health Walk - Tuesday 29th August 2017
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos if you wish to see a larger one
Forty-four walkers this morning, twelve opted for the short walk
Lawrence was leading the main walk with Michael S back marking. Brian L was leading the optional short walk group with Peter and Suzi back marking.
Would it rain?
Lawrence led us down Snake Hill, stopping short of the Stone Bridge and leading us up into Walkers Wood. From there we walked through Dog Kennel Wood
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pausing round the Pond, I don't know if anyone saw anything?
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Leaving the wood we met the Elite Walkers who had walked in the opposite direction to us coming from the Cinder Path
We descended Bikers Hill and crossed the Stone Bridge to skirt the Picnic Area and walk along the bottom of the Dam climbing up the Long Steps to the Lake.
We walked round the Lake and up into the Field pausing before we descended through the Kissing Gate and up into Dog Kennel Wood.
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The cows are lying down. Does that mean rain? It didn't in fact it turned into a lovely day.
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As we came to the Cow Field at the end of Gravel Hole Wood I saw a group of birds which I hoped weren't pigeons but they were, wanted to have seen something different.
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Descending to the Cycle Track and
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the Wooden Bridge, the sign pointing to our destination,
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where there were lots of Water Boatmen, it was fascinating watching them appear to row across the surface of the water.
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Having climbed up Cardiac Hill we were now in the Pinetum
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walking alongside the Walled Orchard
we were soon back in the Barn enjoying our refreshments.
The Elite walkers walked clockwise through Cock Cabin Wood, down through Walkers Wood and up Snake Hill back to the Barn
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Today's walks
Red - main group
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 - Alan C, Ann F, Ann T, Barbara, Barry, Bernadette, Brenda, Brian C, Carmel, Christine S, Clare, Edward T, Elizabeth M, Graham, Irene T, James Mc, Janet S, John W, John W2, Kerry, Lawrence, Linda E, Margaret W, Marilyn, Meryl, Michael G, Michael S, Muriel, Sylvia, Vic, Walter & Yvonne. It was John W2 and Meryl's first walk with us
Short Walk Group - Brian L, Carol R, Elizabeth B, Gwen, Heloise, Jennifer J, John B, Mary, Norman, Peter, Sandy, & Suzi
The Chorley Walk - Find Your Feet scheme.
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
