where did you walk today?

LynM · #**381** (**permalink**) 23-04-2009, 05:55 PM

Great walks everyone since I viewed this thread last and lovely pics too.

I walked around another part of the Cerne Valley on Tuesday.

You can just see the Giant's feet at the top of the photo of Tufted ducks.

Two of the lakes on the Up Cerne estate.

And again...different angle!

Track through the woods on the top of the hill.

Track going up the chalk hill.

An old gnarled tree on the estate.

The other side of the valley.

Acres of Wild Garlic adding its aroma to the walk.

Reckon they had a good view of Dorset from up there!

KIDSTYPIKE · #**382** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 03:37 PM

Just managed a gentle stroll around Heysham Barrows and Chapel Wood near home.
Dave

agrumpycow · #**383** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 05:26 PM

Looks like a lovely walk, Lyn. I do like that old tree

tameblackbirds · #**384** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 05:29 PM

Don't we live in a beautiful part of the world

some lovely places to walk

great images.

Pippa · #**385** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 06:26 PM

Lovely pics Lyn.

I was just thinking the same TB.How very lucky we all are to have such fab places on our doorsteps.

Pete Collins · #**386** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 07:00 PM

I've never been too keen on canal walks - all the ones I've done have seemed somewhat flat for some reason!

But I must admit they are growing on me, and I decided to do one today just for a change. I'm very glad I did, as in terms of nature sightings it was one of the best walks I've ever done. I'll have to do another post elsewhere to cover the variety of birds and flowers I saw, here I'll just post photos of the scenery.

The walk was about eight miles long, roughly rectangular in shape, starting and finishing at Marsworth (somewhere between Tring and Aylesbury, I was never quite sure whether I was in Herts or Bucks). The eastern edge of the rectangle was part of the Grand Union Canal, the long southern edge was part of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal, the western edge consisted of paths that were part of the Aylesbury Ring long-distance path, and the northern edge was part of the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal, which took me back to Marsworth.

Marsworth Reservoir

Looking back at a lock on Grand Union Canal, near Marsworth

Start of Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal

Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal - only the first 1.5 miles is now navigable

Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal - there is a section in the middle that is devoid of water, though an action group is hard at work to get the canal restored

Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal - for most of the way to Wendover, there is water in the canal, but not enough for it to be navigable. It is a long thin nature corridor.

I left the Wendover Arm at this bridge near Aston Clinton (I've previously walked the rest of the canal to Wendover as part of the Aylesbury Ring long-distance-path).

Path near Buckland (the big tree is a Black Poplar - thanks poschiavanus!

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Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal

Bridge and lock on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal

Heron, bridge and lock on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal

Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal

Junction of the Aylesbury Arm (going left) with the Grand Union Canal

The walk ended at this bridge over the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth

Pippa · #**387** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 07:50 PM

A fabulous walk Pete.All that puts me off some walks like that, are midges.If they aren't around it is fantastic.

Beautiful photographs.

Kayleigh · #**388** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 07:53 PM

I just walked around the dog field didn't get any pics though..

Loving looking at all yours..

LynM · #**389** (**permalink**) 24-04-2009, 08:35 PM

Nice to see those canals again, Pete and especially in such lovely weather. I have walked odd bits of them in the past, but I'm not sure that I can recall which bits! Sometimes it's nice to be on the flat, I'm on the lookout for some of the disused railway lines around these parts. Julia Bradbury did one of her railway walks from Weymouth to Portland the other week and I hope to follow that at sometime during the summer.