Saturday 20 December
Get together at the Big Lock for our Christmas meal.
Sunday, 18 January 2015
Saturday, 6 December 2014
Rambling around the Runway
Saturday 6 December 7 miles
Jane + John
A cold sunny winter's day, there was ice on the ground and the car.
The writer of the walk suggested that the walk would be muddy in winter, it was quite muddy in places but the cold ground was still quite frozen as well, so we managed ok. The ice on the grass and weeds as we walked through the fields
Some of the fields were waterlogged, we were able to walk from tuft of grass to tuft of grass but still on occasion our feet ended up in the water. in the holes created by animal feet.
We walked down a grassy track and the brown leaves on the ground were edged in ice so looked very pretty.
We walked in the woods by the River Bollin.Then we came to the tunnel under the runway.
The tunnel was created to carry Runway Two across the River Bollin and is 240m long, 18m high and 24m wide, it is also an impressive piece of engineering.
We walked all around the end of Runway Two. We watched the aeroplanes taking off over our heads. We could have been plane watching except that we didn't know the tail colours except for Virgin Airlines!
Finding somewhere to sit for lunch was difficult, in the end we sat on some gravel by the side of a little lane (a passing place really).
Jane + John
A cold sunny winter's day, there was ice on the ground and the car.
The writer of the walk suggested that the walk would be muddy in winter, it was quite muddy in places but the cold ground was still quite frozen as well, so we managed ok. The ice on the grass and weeds as we walked through the fields
Some of the fields were waterlogged, we were able to walk from tuft of grass to tuft of grass but still on occasion our feet ended up in the water. in the holes created by animal feet.
We walked down a grassy track and the brown leaves on the ground were edged in ice so looked very pretty.
We walked in the woods by the River Bollin.Then we came to the tunnel under the runway.
The tunnel was created to carry Runway Two across the River Bollin and is 240m long, 18m high and 24m wide, it is also an impressive piece of engineering.
We walked all around the end of Runway Two. We watched the aeroplanes taking off over our heads. We could have been plane watching except that we didn't know the tail colours except for Virgin Airlines!
Finding somewhere to sit for lunch was difficult, in the end we sat on some gravel by the side of a little lane (a passing place really).
Monday, 24 November 2014
Get Together
Saturday 8 November
Phil's Birthday meal get together
We went to The Badger, Church Minshull.
Phil's Birthday meal get together
We went to The Badger, Church Minshull.
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Lindow Common Circular
Saturday 11 October 6.5 miles
Jane, Tracey and Hilary
The day started bright and sunny, with a pleasant drive through the countryside to Lindow Common. there is plenty of parking.
The grass was very wet.
Rossmere is a man-made lake and it looked beautiful in the sunlight I was busy looking at the map and stood in a cowpat!
The golf course did not seem to be in use, and not clear which way we should go.
There was still dew on the green, on on of them you could see bird and animal tracts.
We saw a kestrel flying above the trees and then it settled on it
As the grass was still very wet it was hard to find a place to stop to have lunch, in the end we sat by a gate into a farmer's field on a bit of tarmac.
We stopped at the alpaca farm and talked to the lady who spent her time spinning.
Tea and cake/scone at the Cheshire Smokehouse
Saw a buzzard as we got out of the car
Jane, Tracey and Hilary
The day started bright and sunny, with a pleasant drive through the countryside to Lindow Common. there is plenty of parking.
The grass was very wet.
Rossmere is a man-made lake and it looked beautiful in the sunlight I was busy looking at the map and stood in a cowpat!
The golf course did not seem to be in use, and not clear which way we should go.
There was still dew on the green, on on of them you could see bird and animal tracts.
We saw a kestrel flying above the trees and then it settled on it
As the grass was still very wet it was hard to find a place to stop to have lunch, in the end we sat by a gate into a farmer's field on a bit of tarmac.
We stopped at the alpaca farm and talked to the lady who spent her time spinning.
Tea and cake/scone at the Cheshire Smokehouse
Saw a buzzard as we got out of the car
Saturday, 6 September 2014
Church Minshull
Saturday 6 October 6.5 miles
Donna, Tracey, Jane + Hilary
A grey day but no rain - it was a little brighter later.
A local walk just for Donna as she didn't want to drive too far!
We decided not to park at the Badger, so we found a place a bit further along the road.
There was a cool wind as we started, we soon warmed up as we began to walk.
We turned off the B5074 on to Cross Lane, across the River Weaver and further up the road went on to the Shropshire Union Canal. There were a few boat travelling this stretch of water. We passed what had been an old stable block that has been turned into a home. It looked very attractive with the red brick and the old stable doors stained black with black metal furniture.
As we walked along the canal we were not far from the west coast line so we could see the a goods train and passenger trains travelling along the line.
We went under three bridges and then started across the fields. We followed the edge of a wood that curved around the river, but we couldn't see it. Then we came to our first field of maize so we had to walk along through it until we reached the old bridge with metal gates with latches and crossed The Weaver.
Lunch sitting near a stile by Paradise Green Farm, with the jersey cows looking over the gate.
The thistles in the field were very prickly and plenty of them! There were sheep in this field.
We crossed the plank bridge but were faced with maize growing in the field, we couldn't find a path across it. We went around the field edge alongside the edge of the maize, but that left us in the wrong place. We followed the track, but still couldn't find the path across the next field. A couple were burning plant material behind the barn conversions in Church Minshull.
Minshulls Garden Centre for tea/latte and cake (we all had toffee, pecan and cranberry cake!)
Donna, Tracey, Jane + Hilary
A grey day but no rain - it was a little brighter later.
A local walk just for Donna as she didn't want to drive too far!
We decided not to park at the Badger, so we found a place a bit further along the road.
There was a cool wind as we started, we soon warmed up as we began to walk.
We turned off the B5074 on to Cross Lane, across the River Weaver and further up the road went on to the Shropshire Union Canal. There were a few boat travelling this stretch of water. We passed what had been an old stable block that has been turned into a home. It looked very attractive with the red brick and the old stable doors stained black with black metal furniture.
As we walked along the canal we were not far from the west coast line so we could see the a goods train and passenger trains travelling along the line.
We went under three bridges and then started across the fields. We followed the edge of a wood that curved around the river, but we couldn't see it. Then we came to our first field of maize so we had to walk along through it until we reached the old bridge with metal gates with latches and crossed The Weaver.
Lunch sitting near a stile by Paradise Green Farm, with the jersey cows looking over the gate.
The thistles in the field were very prickly and plenty of them! There were sheep in this field.
We crossed the plank bridge but were faced with maize growing in the field, we couldn't find a path across it. We went around the field edge alongside the edge of the maize, but that left us in the wrong place. We followed the track, but still couldn't find the path across the next field. A couple were burning plant material behind the barn conversions in Church Minshull.
Minshulls Garden Centre for tea/latte and cake (we all had toffee, pecan and cranberry cake!)
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Conwy Mountain
Saturday 9 August 5miles
Donna, Martin, Jane + John
We parked in Conwy near Mountain Road, and this gave us easy access to the Conwy Mountain path.
Beautiful day, lovely views. We couldn't see the wind turbines so clearly from the top of the mountain there was a little cloud cover.
Pen Pyra house looked lovely in the sunshine with the stone outbuildings and the dry stone wall surrounding it.
From the Mountain we could across to The Great Orme, with the white cafe stuck on the top.
We crossed the Sychnant Pass Road, there were a few cars parked here - mainly dog walkers we thought! The ice-cream van also made an appearance. We stopped here to look at the map, as there was a bit of a breeze blowing we were trying to find some shelter to open up the map.
We sat and had our lunch facing the hills covered in purple heather and yellow gorse it made the hills look soft and velvety.
On our return journey the cloud had risen so that we could see across to the wind turbines and as far as Liverpool.
Coffee and tea with cake in L's coffee shop on the High Street
Donna, Martin, Jane + John
We parked in Conwy near Mountain Road, and this gave us easy access to the Conwy Mountain path.
Beautiful day, lovely views. We couldn't see the wind turbines so clearly from the top of the mountain there was a little cloud cover.
Pen Pyra house looked lovely in the sunshine with the stone outbuildings and the dry stone wall surrounding it.
From the Mountain we could across to The Great Orme, with the white cafe stuck on the top.
We crossed the Sychnant Pass Road, there were a few cars parked here - mainly dog walkers we thought! The ice-cream van also made an appearance. We stopped here to look at the map, as there was a bit of a breeze blowing we were trying to find some shelter to open up the map.
We sat and had our lunch facing the hills covered in purple heather and yellow gorse it made the hills look soft and velvety.
On our return journey the cloud had risen so that we could see across to the wind turbines and as far as Liverpool.
Coffee and tea with cake in L's coffee shop on the High Street
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