Sunday, January 31, 2016

Muddy, Wellie Walk

Yesterday morning we went for a long walk around Greenway Bank Country Park.
 
I love the two stone arches left over from the gardens that were part of the estate.  There are several other features around from the formal gardens and an orchard too.

There was lots of new growth to see encouraged by the mild weather, although I have to say it was quite nippy out yesterday and hats and gloves were needed.

I spotted a clump or two of snowdrops, bobbing their delicate, snow white heads in the breeze

The pathways were in some places very muddy

Thank goodness we had our wellies on

The folly looked rather mysterious through the bare branches of the trees, it is called the folly but it is infact the Warder's Lodge built as a gamekeeper's cottage in the shape of a castle around 1828.  More info here

Knypersley reservoir looked calm in the low winter sunshine, which did come out for a while whilst we were walking around.

We could hear the sound of the cormorants before we spotted them, sunning themselves in the old, dead tree by the side of the reservoir.

There was lots of unusual fungi along the pathways.

21 comments:

  1. What a wonderful place to visit. I love the two stone arches and the clumps of snowdrops are so pretty. Everywhere is so muddy at the moment isn't it, I have been glad of my hiking boots whilst out walking, at least I feel I have a strong grip with them unlike my trainers that are so slippy in such conditions. xx

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    1. Yes, it was quite slippy on the muddy slopes, we hadn't got our walking boots with us, just the wellies, the boots would have been better for walking but harder to clean I suppose:)

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  2. Our paths look the same-it's not just having wellies on but also remaining upright as it's so slippy. Love the cormorants shot.

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    1. Yes, indeed it was slippy, thankfully I didn't fall in the mud but did stub my toe on a couple of tree roots along the way, managed to avoid falling over though:)

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  3. You are lucky where you are to have some great places for a walk. Not so lucky with all the mud though! Great to see the snowdrops and cormorants. :-)

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    1. I think the snowdrops and the cormorants were my favourite things too:)

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  4. I think everywhere is very muddy at the moment! A lovely walk.

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    1. Yes, lots of mud around but it's a case of 'have wellies will walk' - not so good in the rain though - I could do with some of those waterproof trousers:)

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  5. I enjoyed our walk, Rosie, mud and all. Especially loved the cormorants.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Thanks, Amalia - glad you enjoyed the walk and the cormorants:)

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  6. Lovely pictures on your winter walk you have to make the most of the non rainy days don't you.

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    1. You do indeed! Very windy here today although dry - not sure which I dislike the most, it would have to be strong winds I think:)

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  7. How wonderful to see the cormorants in the trees. I'm much more used to seeing them on rocks at the coast.

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    1. I always think of cormorants as coastal birds too but in the last few years they seem to have appeared on all the lakes and expanses of water around here:)

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  8. Lovely walk even if it was a bit/very muddy.

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    1. Ah, yes it was very muddy but great to get out and about in a little sunshine too:)

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  9. How lovely. I adore that stone arch, it is beautiful isn't it! xx

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    1. Yes, the arches are lovely I can imagine them as part of a garden walk when there was a stately home there:)

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  10. That looks lovely, just my sort of place. And cormorants!! Amazing. x

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    1. It is a lovely place and great to see the cormorants:)

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  11. Great photo of cormorants!!! I don't think I have ever seen them! Have a wonderful week ahead Rosie. x

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