Monthly Archives: June 2010

Great Cockup

Tuesday 29th June 2010. Great Cockup, no it’s not a description of our day, but just one of the Northern fells that Les and I visited on our walk the ‘Back o’ Skidda’ We parked at Longlands by the water … Continue reading

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Church Stretton

  Reccee for a CHA walk. I am due to lead the “B” party on the next outing of the CHA when we will be visiting Church Stretton. My objective is the Long Mynd, a prominent whale-backed hill that rises … Continue reading

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Jumbles Country Park

June 13th   Jumbles Country Park is situated in the Bradshaw Valley to the north of Bolton.   Our walk took us round the Jumbles, Entwistle and Wayoh reservoirs and followed part of the Witton Weavers’ Way. In addition to … Continue reading

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Cannock Chase

June 12th 2010.   Fairoaks Valley.   Cannock Chase is now popular with mountain bikers and there are several dedicated routes ranging from Green (easy) through to Black (severe) I walked along one of the Green routes taking me round … Continue reading

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The North Buckinghamshire Way

We started the walk in Cuddington, close to the school and church. We passed some beautiful old houses and cottages as we headed north towards the River Thame. Croosing the river via a footbridge close to the Old Mill we … Continue reading

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