Thursday 31 December 2009

East Lothian

Walks around Crauchie and Tyninghame beach

Tuesday 1 September 2009

Catbells, Lake District (August 2009)

Walk with Dan's friends along Catbells near Derwent Water. About 6km. Ascended Catbells from Catbells barn where we stayed and skirted Derwent water on the way back.

Holcombe (July)

Walk near to Featherdown campsite (Holcombe) with Katie's family.












































































Sunday 31 May 2009

Guernsey

A collection of other pictures from roaming around the island.















Guernsey Jerbourg Headland

Katie, Jo and Claire's walk along the Jerbourg Headlead.











































Alderly Edge

Our Wizard walk around Alderly Edge. There were a number of trails to follow.














Tuesday 21 April 2009

Sefton coast

Walk through the Formby Natural Trust nature reserve. About 6km through the pine woods and along the coast.










































Broughton-in-Furness

A very short walk from the Pathfinder series around Broughton-in-Furness.

A view across the sands.














A view up the top of the knott

Wallabarrow Crag

A walk of around 6km, including a scramble to the top of Wallabarrow Cragg and a walk along the River Duddon gorge.

A view to the top.


















Perched at the hill face. Fairly precarious when the wind and rain set in!





























Walk through River Duddon gorge.


















Saturday 18 April 2009

Frith Hall

A walk up to Frith Hall, Duddon Valley.






































































Duddon Valley

Here a few pictures from the immediate vicinity of Bobbin Mill and 'Coopers' cottage in the Duddon Valley where we stayed with Katie's family.





























Wittenham clumps

Only a very small walk around the Wittenham Clumps and Days Lock for the Pooh Sticks Championships in March 2009.





























Sunday 22 February 2009

Savernake Forest

Walk 27 from Somerset, Wiltshire and the Mendips Pathfinder guide. This walk started in Marlborough town centre, moved into Savernake Forest, and followed the River Kennett back to Marlborough. This was a 16.1 km walk (parts of which through the forest were skipped).

The Grand Avenue of Savernake Forest.














In the forest.
































Katie points the way in Savernake Forest.














Cock-a-troop lane.


















The River Kennett.

Avebury, West Kennett and Silbury Hill

Walk 13 from the Somerset, Wiltshire and the Mendips pathfinder guide (21) - a new guide for this month. This walk is 10.5km and includes many prehistoric sites of note.

Avebury Stone(s)














Dan with stone.














Katie with stone.














View from Ridgeway.














The River Kennett.














Silbury Hill














Inside the Long Barrow at West Kennett.














Stones at West Kennett Long Barrow.