Route
Walk Leader | Ashley |
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Route | Battersby (ford) – Battersby Moor – Battersby (in a clockwise direction). |
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Weather | Mostly bright, windy on the top ridge, isolated low cloud. |
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Walkers | Ashley, Ron, Sandy, Evelyn and George B |
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Excuses | Carol - shopping for floor tiles Bernie - birthday party Michelle and Michael - in Barcelona
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Comments |
Parked at Battersby ford – water levels high after recent rain – not far from coming over on to the road. Started off along the ridge of the moor, which was windy and chilly. Dropped down into the only cloud for miles around and had lunch – evidence of previous occupation (used tea bag). Nice views of soon to be closed steelworks on Teesside, Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook’s Monument. After a long slow descent off the moor, we had to trudge through very muddy, claggy fields. Accumulated mud on boots increased their weight significantly. Lots of slippy stiles and bridges. One stile was very rickety. A popular route. We were nearly run over twice by a motorbike and encountered a couple of mountainbikers, two 4x4’s and people out walking dogs. Passed lots of yappy dogs in a cage at a farm, which also had a small field of sheep jumping fences. Met a collection of very muddy and noisy two-tone trotters. Saw a garden with a reconstructed miniature stone circle. After the walk we visited Glebe Cottage Tearoom in Kildale, which had lovely Christmas decorations. Excellent teacakes and home baked scones. Bought some Christmas scones to take home. Friendly owner whose daughter Holly (4) helped with taking the money to pay the bill - she also liked tomatoes. Wildlife / Flora / Animals: Birds : grouse, ducks, guinea fowl, rooster, seagulls, blackbirds, posing pheasant. Mammals: pigs, sheep, flying shrew (Ashley), horses. Flora: Flat toadstools, sloe berries, holly bush with berries. |
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Meal | ||||
Bowes Incline Hotel – nice meal
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Photo Gallery |
Plaque
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Measured group |
Setting out |
Branch or root?
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Uphill
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Group at the top
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Wooden bridge |
Views of Teesside |
Lunch |
On fire
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Boots
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Muddy stile
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Flooded stile |
Pigs |
Stone circle |