July and Ingleton Falls

Plenty more outdoor time and walking in July and which included a very enjoyable visit to Ingleton Waterfalls near to Carnforth – its a decent walk of about five miles and really is worth the effort of going. There’s some local pictures in the gallery below, but the majority are from our trip to the […]

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wandering around in june …

A collection of photographs taken in June – canal walks, river walks and reservoirs. There really is such a lot of wildlife and colour and although it’s all pretty ordinary and everyday type scenes, it’s not difficult to find pleasure and beauty in what so often is so close to home.

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only foals and horses …

Theres pictures of horses but not of foals, in all honesty it was a complete lack of inspiration led to the title for this Blog post. Some pictures in the gallery below

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another local walk …

Some pictures taken in mid June along a small part of the Peak Forrest canal. It really doesnt seem to make any difference what time of year or what time of day you take a walk that way there is always something to see – yesterdays duckings were an unexpected and welcome site.

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walk around Lymm Dam

Lymm Dam in Cheshire and is easily accesible from surrounding towns and the motorway network. It’s located between Warrington and Altrincham and has a history that dates back to its construction in 1824. The dam was built during the construction of the road that is now known as the A56. There is plenty more information […]

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walking along the longdendale trail …

We took a walk along part of the Longdendale Trail which runs for around 6.5 miles on the old Woodhead railway line. The Woodhead line used to connect Manchester and Sheffield and amongst other things was notable for the three mile tunnels through the hills, which at the time of construction was the longest in […]

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wandering along the peak forest canal …

We took a very decent walk along the Peak Forest Canal close to the village of Chinley in the Peak District. The weather was first class as was the general ambience along the towpath and the relaxed views it provided. Not for the first time we reflected on how fortunate we are to have such […]

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