"Come on Marty, you can do it!"
Just a light rain shower before lunch.
"It's alright for you two, you've got umbrellas."
Beaufort Wind Force: Max 2, just a 5 m.p.h. Light breeze.
Group: Martyn, Fran and Marty the cockapoo.
We completed the walk in an anticlockwise direction, following the Trent and Mersey canal towpath as far as Little Leigh, joining the Weaver Navigation Towpath near the Leigh Arms.
The walk along the towpath was very pleasant, not a lot of Sun and no rain or wind.
Marty entertained us as he showed great interest in the Floating pennywort a serious invasive plant that the Canal and River Trust are finding it hard to remove.
Whether Marty was trying to help the Canal and River Trust or was just enjoying a game of tug-of-war, we will never know why it dominated his mindset on this walk.
Just after joining the Weaver Navigation path, just as we were looking for a lunch spot, it began to rain – nt a short shower as forecast, but a deluge! I wasn’t expecting to have to wal with squelshing footwear! Canvas walking shoes today were not the wisest choice!
We eventually found a spot for lunch by the Saltersford Locks, and thankfully by then the 30 minute downpor had stopped.
Ten minutes after setting off after lunch, we found a better spot for lunch with a bench overlooking the Weaver Navigation.
By now the Sun was shining strongly and doing a good job of drying our trousers.
After the Barnton Swing Bridge, we rejoined the Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath and retraced our steps to the start.
The surprise of the day was the amount of the Floating Pennywort that was seen on the canal and the the Weaver Navigation.
Birds seen or heard today included: Mute swan, Moorhen, Carrion crow, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Common buzzard, Grey heron, Long tailed tit, Mallard, Wood nuthatch, Woodpigeon and Great crested grebe.
We arrived back at the car, having had an enjoyable walk, thankful that we were back in the car before it started to rain.
Group: Martyn, Fran and Marty the cockapoo.
We completed the walk in an anticlockwise direction, following the Trent and Mersey canal towpath as far as Little Leigh, joining the Weaver Navigation Towpath near the Leigh Arms.
The walk along the towpath was very pleasant, not a lot of Sun and no rain or wind.
Marty entertained us as he showed great interest in the Floating pennywort a serious invasive plant that the Canal and River Trust are finding it hard to remove.
Whether Marty was trying to help the Canal and River Trust or was just enjoying a game of tug-of-war, we will never know why it dominated his mindset on this walk.
Just after joining the Weaver Navigation path, just as we were looking for a lunch spot, it began to rain – nt a short shower as forecast, but a deluge! I wasn’t expecting to have to wal with squelshing footwear! Canvas walking shoes today were not the wisest choice!
We eventually found a spot for lunch by the Saltersford Locks, and thankfully by then the 30 minute downpor had stopped.
Ten minutes after setting off after lunch, we found a better spot for lunch with a bench overlooking the Weaver Navigation.
By now the Sun was shining strongly and doing a good job of drying our trousers.
After the Barnton Swing Bridge, we rejoined the Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath and retraced our steps to the start.
The surprise of the day was the amount of the Floating Pennywort that was seen on the canal and the the Weaver Navigation.
Birds seen or heard today included: Mute swan, Moorhen, Carrion crow, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Common buzzard, Grey heron, Long tailed tit, Mallard, Wood nuthatch, Woodpigeon and Great crested grebe.
We arrived back at the car, having had an enjoyable walk, thankful that we were back in the car before it started to rain.
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