The Ram's Head, the start and finish of our walk today.
Trying to find the least boggy way!
Walk Stats:Distance: 9.9 miles. Climb: 1434’.
Time: 5 hours 31 minutes
On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: 7 Celsius at the start of the walk. 14.7 Celsius lunch in Lyme Park. 11.2 Celsius mid afternoon. 12.2 Celsius at the end of the walk.
Beaufort Wind Force: at most 3, just an 8.1 m.p.h. Gentle breeze.
Group: Martyn, Ed and Mike.
The weather forecast today was pretty good, dry with plenty of Sun, but with a feel like temperature of 6 Celsius.
We started the walk from Disley Station, but on this occasion we decided to do the extension first. We headed off northward to the golf course and Stanley Hall and onto the High Peak Canal. Plenty of golfers out early and lots of dog walkers, especially along the canal.
Arriving back at the car, I decided it was time to ditch my Paramo and put on my shorts.
Arriving at the car park area in Lyme Park, it was really busy, but thankfully we were able to find a picnic bench vacant and enjoy our lunch stop overlooking one of the lake.
Walking through the grounds of Lyme Park, we only had very distant views of Red deer, but we did come across several D of E groups on training outings.
The path from Cock Knoll was extremely boggy and churned up by the horses and the path on the East side of Bollinghurst Reservoir wasn’t much better.
Birds seen or heard today: Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Black billed magpie, Eurasian jayEuropean robin, Common blackbird, Blue tit, Common chaffinch, Wood nuthatch, House sparrow, Song thrush, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, Mallard, Tufted duck, Winter wren, Great tit, Collared dove, Green woodpecker, Common buzzard, European robin, Eurasian curlew, Great spotted woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Canada goose and Skylark.
Mike’s Merlin app picked up the calls of Mistle thrush and Long tailed tit.
Overall a very enjoyable walk, celebrated with a pint or two of St., Austell’s Proper Job at the Ram’s Head in Disley. Ed had to put up with a coffee and a lime and soda!
Temperature: 7 Celsius at the start of the walk. 14.7 Celsius lunch in Lyme Park. 11.2 Celsius mid afternoon. 12.2 Celsius at the end of the walk.
Beaufort Wind Force: at most 3, just an 8.1 m.p.h. Gentle breeze.
Group: Martyn, Ed and Mike.
The weather forecast today was pretty good, dry with plenty of Sun, but with a feel like temperature of 6 Celsius.
We started the walk from Disley Station, but on this occasion we decided to do the extension first. We headed off northward to the golf course and Stanley Hall and onto the High Peak Canal. Plenty of golfers out early and lots of dog walkers, especially along the canal.
Arriving back at the car, I decided it was time to ditch my Paramo and put on my shorts.
Arriving at the car park area in Lyme Park, it was really busy, but thankfully we were able to find a picnic bench vacant and enjoy our lunch stop overlooking one of the lake.
Walking through the grounds of Lyme Park, we only had very distant views of Red deer, but we did come across several D of E groups on training outings.
The path from Cock Knoll was extremely boggy and churned up by the horses and the path on the East side of Bollinghurst Reservoir wasn’t much better.
Birds seen or heard today: Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Black billed magpie, Eurasian jayEuropean robin, Common blackbird, Blue tit, Common chaffinch, Wood nuthatch, House sparrow, Song thrush, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, Mallard, Tufted duck, Winter wren, Great tit, Collared dove, Green woodpecker, Common buzzard, European robin, Eurasian curlew, Great spotted woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Canada goose and Skylark.
Mike’s Merlin app picked up the calls of Mistle thrush and Long tailed tit.
Overall a very enjoyable walk, celebrated with a pint or two of St., Austell’s Proper Job at the Ram’s Head in Disley. Ed had to put up with a coffee and a lime and soda!
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