Disley and Lyme Park
The Cage in Lyme Park seen as we headed South long Green Lane (the Gritstone Trail) from Disley.
Red deer in Lyme Park.
Red deer in Lyme Park.
Looking North over Horse Coppice Reservoir.
A different view of The Cage.
Red Deer in Lyme Park.
Shutligsloe from the Bowstones.
Looking across Bollinhurst Reservoir towards The Cage in Lyme Park.
Lams in field on the North side of Bollinhurst Reservoir.
Walk stats: Distance: 7.1 miles. Climb: 1144'.
Time: 3 hours 58 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.group: Martyn and Wendy.
This was another good day for walking, dry with mainly sunny periods, but the cool Easterly breeze meant that we did have our fleeces on for the whole walk.
Distant views were good, but somewhat hazy at times.
Walking through Lyme Park, we were pleased to spot several small herds of Red deer. They were all a few hundred yards from us, but we still managed to get good views, especially through binoculars.
As ever, Lyme Park was pretty busy with the overspill car park in use.
As we climbed from Knightslow Wood to the Bowstones, we were fortunate enough to hear and also see several Meadow pipits and a couple of Skylarks.
Heading North from Cock Knoll, a flock of about thirty Fieldfare flew west in front of us.
Lunch was taken in the wood south east of Bollinurst Reservoir, where a fall tree provided a dry place to sit. It was so close to another tree that the trunk of the tree provided a back rest if you wanted one.
As we approached Cockhead, it suddenly went colder and we had to endure a minute or two of hail.
Birds seen or heard today included: European robin, wood nuthatch, Carrion crow, Rook, Common blackbird, Mallard, Tufted duck, Canada goose, Woodpigeon, Skylark, Meadow pipit, Jackdaw, Blue tit, Great tit and Black-billed magpie.
Arriving back at the car quite early we decided to extend the walk by completing a short circuit on the north side of Disley.
Stanley Hall and the Peak Forest Canal.
The path allowed us to escape from the golf course into Stanley hall Wood.
The chimney - apparently all that remains of the old bone mill (Springwater Mill).
The path leading to the Peak Forest Canal.
A Canada goose on a nest adjacent to the Peak Forest Canal.
A Moorhen on Peak Forest Canal.
Checking the route.
No. 25 Swing Bridge and the way back to Disley.
Looking North towards the Peak District.
Walk stats: Distance: 2.8 miles. Climb: 298'.
Time: 1 hour 14 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.8 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Wendy.
This was quite a pleasant extension to our earlier walk, although the walk did involve walking through the middle of a golf course before we could escape into Stanley Hall Wood.
The return route followed the Peak Forest Canal, and at one point the path was almost as good as a road.
Along this section we passed two swing bridges, and witnessed one being raised to allow a narrow boat to pass through.
It was along the canal that we saw a male Mandarin duck, but two narrow boats forced it to take to the air and fly off into a nearby stretch of woodland.
Birds seen or heard included: Canada goose, European robin, Wood nuthatch, Moorhen, Mandarin duck, Mallard, Common blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit and Long-tailed tit.
We arrived back at the car having had a good day walking around Disley and looking forward to some Lees Bitter at the Netherton Hall in Frodsham.
Alas I was to be disappointed, they had run out. I sampled a brew called "Rock"N" Roll Star", OK, but no match for their stock bitter. However the G and T sampled didn't present any issues.
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