Health Walk - Thursday 7th June 2018

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

Today we had twenty-three walkers.

James led the main walk with Michael S back marking.  

Suzi led the short option walk, with Colin C back marking

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James introduced his walk and

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set off through the Car Park

He led us down Berkley Drive into Shady Lane.

We left Shady Lane and crossed down the field to Town Brow.  We crossed Town Brow and entered the south side of the Park.

We walked to the first turning and taking it going up the hill and eventually came to Michael G's Duck Ponds.

At the first pond we were delighted to see

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some Moorhen Chicks.

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up close with Mandy

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Now the second pond where the Dragonflies and Damselflies created the interest

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On to the the third pond

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where the ducks provided the interest but then we spotted

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the Rudd and Jim saw

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a Carp

We carried on coming out at the Ley Inn, our New Year's Day Lunch venue.  Down Back Lane and into the Park again along the Avenue of Oaks planted for one of the Queen Mother's Birthdays.  James took us off the track and along the river coming out at the Covert Pond and walking on to go over the Wooden Bridge

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where the Visitors Centre came into view with the Balcony full of diners.  Pressing on up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum, turning immediately right up to the Visitors Centre

Suzi led the Elite walkers down Snake Hill, up the Slope to the Lake for a look at the Herons before climbing up into the Field to drop down to the Kissing Gate and up into Dog Kennel Wood.  On into Gravel Hole Wood and preceding the main group over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Visitors Centre


Today's walks (Red Main Group, Green Short Walk 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 - Bernadette, Colin D, David H, Eileen P, Eric, Graham, Helen G, James, Janet, Jim, Mandy, Michael S, Moira, Ricky, Roberta & Trudi

Elite group - Ann S, Carole, Colin C, Gwen, Jennifer, Mary & Suzi

Compiled by Michael Swarbrick

Cinder Path                Cuerden Hall          Hawksclough Farmhouse                         Cam Lane             Lower Kem Mill

Cuerden Valley's Health Walk    Cock Cabin Wood   Cam Lane Cottage       Ponderosa     Pinetum

The Chorley Walks.