Mow Cop castle folly.
The Old Man of Mow.
On the bridge over the Macclesfield Canal.
The woodland path leading to Mow Cop.Walk stats: Distance: 12.1 miles; Climb:1784'.
Time:5 hours 10 minutes; Walking average: 2.9.m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Roger, Dave J, Sylvia, Fran and Tito.
The start of the walk was delayed a little as Richard decided to trap his finger in the door. The door didn't come off too badly, but Richard required patching up to stop the bleeding!
This St., David's day walk proved to be very enjoyable in good walking conditions, dry and quite sunny at times. The wind at times was a little gusty, but only marred the walk in that it seemed to result in the birds keeping to cover.
On arriving at the car park just below Mow Cop Castle, Dave Jenkins kindly presented all the Welsh members with a daffodil to wear for the occasion and Tito presented Martyn with a Dewi Sant badge.
This is an area that I have wanted to explore for some time and it didn't dissapoint. Much of the first part of the walk followed the Gritstone Trail along a pleasant ridge above the valley with good views in all directions. Another section followed a delightful path along an old railway track through Whitemoor Nature Reserve and the last part followed the Macclesfield Canal as far as Scholars Green. Lunch was taken on a bridge over the canal, that was also a footpath linking two housing estates. The views back towards Mow Cop brought out the dominant character of the folly.
Birds seen or heard today included: Blackbird, Robin, Great tit, Blue tit, Nuthatch, Raven, Carrion crow, House sparrow, Chaffinch, Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpidgeon, Dunnock and Greenfinch.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Bleeding Wolf at Scholars Green where Robinsons beers were on offer. Not the best brews in the world, but they were still quaffed with relish!
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