Health Walk 20180301

Health Walk - Thursday 15th March 2018

Photos by Michael S & Sheila T - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Today we had nineteen walkers and Paddy.

James led the main walk with Carmel back marking. Suzi led the short option walk

No Keith today so it's all my own work except a photo from Sheila

James outlined his plans making sure that everyone was happy to climb over the stiles in the Cow Field but even so we'd see how things turned out. This was to be our last walk from the Barn but we didn't know at the time.

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As we walked past the new Visitors Centre the approach to the building had been turfed and was looking good

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Starting to descend down Snake Hill.

We crossed the Stone Bridge, walked round the Picnic Area, climbed up to the Lake, through the Kissing Gate, along Cam Lane, through Hawks Clough and past the Ponderosa

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We left Cam Lane to join the footpath to the Cow Field

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As we break out of Cam Wood you can just see the New Visitors Centre peeping out among the trees of Dog Kennel Wood.

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Approaching the top stile

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and climbing over, this one's a bit of a struggle

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Climbing down the steps into the Cow Field

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Approaching the bottom Stile. I've taken hundreds of photos from here but never the view to the left that Sheila has caught.

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Walking down the edge of Gravel Hole Wood

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along the Cycle Track

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Oh good he's not going up Cardiac Hill

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The old tree that was blown over some time ago. The fence was constructed to make sure when it fell that no one would get injured.

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One of the many oxbow lakes in the Park

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Through the trees we can see Clare's group of school children as we walk along the river

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In the distance we can see David B's group of children doing a river survey

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Wow I'm really dropping behind you can just see the walkers disappearing round the top bend walking towards the Barn. Never mind I'll take another photo, not got this one before

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The building really is nearing completion. The staff moved in a couple of weeks ago, we meet there for the first time on Tuesday. The veranda is enclosed with what look like boat fittings

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Inside the kitchen is slowly taking shape - John P, Company Secretary, in the new office

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These are black and white versions of four of the photos above for interest.

The elite walkers followed us through the Car Park but turned down into the Pinetum, down Cardiac Hill, over the Wooden Bridge, up into Gravel Hole wood, through Dog Kennel Wood, round the Lake and across the Stone Bridge to lead us up Snake Hill back to the Barn

Today's walk