photographs: people, places & things
Having a wander around the scenic trails at Pennington Flash Last time out we headed over to the National Trust property at Dunham Massey. Last week we followed that up with a visit to Pennington Flash. Pennington Flash is essentially a large lake and country park. It’s easily accessible from Manchester and is a little […]
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Back to walking, back to the woods and … parakeets aplenty For a couple of reasons, I’m feeling optimistic that 2026 will treat me better than 2025 did. The knee isn’t fully recovered, but at last I can walk more than I have been able to over the last six months or so. My walking […]
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Visit Krakow & the Old Town – Part 4 This is the fourth and final blog post in the ‘Visit Krakow’ series. You can check out earlier posts using these links: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 After fascinating visits to Schindlers Factory and the Salt Mines and then the sobering visit to Auschwitz, […]
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Woodland walk – looking for a weasel In my previous post I had noted a few words and pictures to reflect on as we approach the last days of summer. Whilst I was taking some snaps in the back garden for that blog post, one of my neighbours was mailing me a couple of pictures […]
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Fresh and crisp winter walking in the Tame Valley It’s never too cold really to get out for a walk, and theres a lot to be said for getting out when the air is cold and crisp. Fortunately there have been a few mornings in the last week that were ideal for a morning walk. […]
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Autumn wanderings along the water Family events and circumstances really have thrown our regular walking pattern into disarray, we will get back to old routines but the last few months have been pretty disrupted with one thing and another. Having said that we did manage to have quite a decent walk alongside the River Tame […]
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Walking the Tame Valley and Peak Forest canal – early summer picture post The series of images in the picture gallery below are a selection that were taken on a couple of walks between the last week in May and the third week in June. The pictures were taken alongside the river Tame in the […]
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Wandering around Reddish Vale Another day and it was another short drive to spend some time wandering around Reddish Vale country park. It was pretty much a case of the usual suspects when it came to the wildlife with the exception of a pond turtle/terrapin that was soaking up the sunshine on a floating platform […]
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Canal life along the Peak Forest canal I have posted pictures and words about the Peak Forest canal on many occasions, and the pictures in this blog post are from the stretch of the Peak Forest canal that is close to the basins at Bugsworth and Whaley Bridge. Our recent walk really did have a […]
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Walking on the Longdendale Trail The Longdendale Trail is located in the Peak District and within easy access of Glossop and Hadfield. For the most part the trail is flat and easily accessible. The views are superb and it’s a route that is well worth doing if you havent been that way before. I’m not […]
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