A Saltney Ferry, Bretton and Balderton Round.
Not too many on the A55 today - viewed from the Bretton Road bridge.
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| Looking towards Hope Mountain from Lesters Lane. |
Buzzards over Bretton Wood.
More traffic on the A55 now - taken from the Common Farm road bridge.
A Winter wren sings while insects dance on Rapeseed.
Distance: 6.3 miles. Climb: 87'.
Time: 3 hours 24 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Another good day for walking weatherwise, definitley a shorts and sunhat day.
Rather than go on field paths From Bretton to Dodleston, I decided to use Lesters Lane instead in order to avoid one field that had been ploughed and wasn't easy to cross last time I did it.
Unexpectedly, I saw three Grey herons on the walk today, so obviously farmland is to their liking.
No unusual sighting today, but I was lucky enough to see three Common buzzards circling in the sky together. thnk a Carrion crow thought about mobbing them, but decided it was better not to. Only a few Barn swallows today, a couple of Common swifts, but no House martins.
The only problem with this walk is the long section of road from Lesters Lane to the Balderton to Saltney Footpath. As there isn't a pavement at all, it meant there were frequent stops to move off the road onto the mainly overgrown verge to let cars, lorries and bikes to pass. Most were well behaved and gave me a wide berth.
The Balderton to Saltney Footpath was very dry, and sections that had been very muddy, no had deep cracks several inches deep. Not easy underfoot, so I was glad tobe wearing stout shoes and not my Teva sandals.
There were lots of Sedge warblers along the Balderton to Saltney Footpath many heard, but only one or two seen.
Birds seen today included: House sparrow (including a Male house sparrow feeding two juveniles), Greenfinch, Collared dove, Great tit, Black billed magpie, Common starling, Black headed gull, Lapwing, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Rook, European robin, Common chaffinch, Grey heron, Common buzzard, Common blackbird, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Common whitethroat, Blackcap, Blue tit, Song thrush, Barn swallow, Common swift and a female Mallard with ducklings (the first that I have seen this year.
A Hike to Holland.
Distance: 9.5 miles.
Cow-boy builders.
Mountains Galore.
The Holland Arms.
Peacock sculpture.
Rhododendrons in bloom - not sure I should have included a photo of this dreadful invasive species!.
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