December's walk

Beautiful day despite the cold a very nice walk with plenty of deer to see.

Matley Walk

Matley Walk in November

Couldn't have chosen a better day sunny and very warm for November

November walk

October walk

21 members and Dillon met in the car park and set off under dark clouds which threatened rain! But Lo, 15 minutes later the sun came out and it remained bright and warm for the whole walk!
The Forestry Commission were tree felling in Parkhill Enclosure and we had a bit of a challenge negotiating the slippery wheel ruts churned up by the heavy machinery for about 200 metres - all good fun with no mishaps!
Dave recorded the group's progress with several photo calls en-route, and we walked the Frohawk Butterfly Ride on the way back, a feature we did about 2 years ago!
I got the impression everyone thoroughly enjoyed the walk in the sunshine on fairly level terrain and some members even spotted the odd deer in the ancient woodlands.

Regards Dave.

October walk

Brave souls

Note from Dave after what I thought would have been a complete wash out with all the rain threatened:

However I thought you might like to know I turned up at the start car park at 9.45 am this morning expecting to see no one, in fact 9 members arrived determined to complete the walk in wind and driving rain!

So the 10 of set off through the mud and puddles and finished the whole walk by 12 o'clock. Nobody seemed to mind about the weather. Even though the ford was about 10 inches deep nobody bothered. The rain did ease up a little from 11.15am and actually stopped when we got back!

August walk at Canadian Memorial car park

Typical August day to start with threatening rain but the sun broke through before the end of the walk. The walk mainly consisted of following the tree lined paths made up of gravel with a few boggy patches. The 21 of us and Dillon our canine companion enjoyed it

July Walk

Ideal weather for a walk not too hot not too cold, twenty of us turned out for our forest walk and one dog. As Dave was away Mike Granger led the way over mainly open heathland. Dave Watts sent some more pictures the out of focus one is of the mysterious face cut into the grass taken from a distance

June Walk Blackwater Car Park

Once again another nice sunny day for the twenty-three who came. A change from the previous day with its massive downpour This is the nicest part of the forest with its tall stately conifers. A favourite spot for picnickers and dog walkers. The track wasn't too muddy considering the rain and we could see where the winding river had over flown the banks. It was an enjoyable meander with nobody seemingly in a hurry to finish





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May Walk

Twenty five and one dog gathered at Oakleigh car park for a good walk amongst the varied scenery from firs to deciduous areas with muddy tracks and even a tarmac trail in mainly sporadic sunshine.

Photos from Dave