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We parked at the Bog, and headed up the hill. The Stones were formed when the sandstone / quartzite were shattered by repeated freezing & thawing. Later, magma forced its way through the cracks, leaving rich seams of lead and barytes ready for Human Beans to dig up and sell. Geology in action… It was… Read more
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We parked in the National Trust car park, and headed up and along the Edge. Between the trees, there were fine views towards Wales to the north/west, and England to the south/east. Interesting things in hedges… We walked along to Presthope, and then dropped down off the edge to Hughley. After lunch we walked across… Read more
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Caer for Roman fort, Swys (or Swys-wen) possibly the name of a local queen – the Fair Susie. The walk promised easy walking & fine views; unfortunately the paths were not well-maintained or even well-marked! Eventually we gave up and walked along the road to the next village, where we had our picnic by the… Read more
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We needed to nip into Welshpool for a few essentials – there was a passing shower while we were in Tesco, and then the rest of the day was beautiful. We parked under Bromlow Callow and walked up to the little copse at the top. There were magnificent views to the east over the Cheshire… Read more
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We left home very soon after 10am, and apart from a bit of delay on the M62 (and the usual nonsense around Manchester) we had a good run over. We stopped for lunch in Frodsham, which we have often driven past on the M56, and is actually a very ancient & pretty little market town.… Read more
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Monday Buzzard Kestrel Jackdaw Rook Crow Magpie Chaffinch Redstart Blackbird Swallow House Martin Swift Swan Mallard Great Tit Black headed Gull Herring Gull Tuesday Oystercatcher Heron Grey Wagtail Robin Dunnock Wren Goldfinch Reed bunting Song Thrush Canada goose Greylag goose Cormorant Sand piper Sand martin Wednesday Meadow pippit Raven House sparrow Skylark Pied Wagtail Thursday… Read more
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We packed up the car, then went over to Ullswater and Aira Force. We walked up one side of the valley and back down the other – the falls were all nicely full of water. There were several bridges across the beck, which gave excellent vantage points. We had our picnic lunch on a convenient… Read more
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Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain… Forecast for all day… We went up to Keswick Town Museum, which has all the usual dusty things in glass cases. But one very unusual thing was a lithophone, made of tuned pieces of slate – and we were not just permitted but encouraged to play it! Although I should… Read more
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Apparently it absolutely hoiked it down last night, but it didn’t bother us! The forecast for the morning was passing showers and brighter in the afternoon. It was actually quite breezy, but no rain, and glorious after lunch. We headed out of town towards Walla Crag – a steady climb through lovely woods and alongside… Read more
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The forecast was for thundery showers, so we decided to stay low and in the woods – a full circuit of Derwent Water was spot on! In the end, the showers didn’t really get going until we were nearly back to Keswick, but it made up for lost time with some splendid thunder, and fierce… Read more
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