June

Diane

Rothbury (Riverside Car Park) – ascent to Rothbury Carriageway Drive and back.

Dry, cold north wind, very sunny, warm out of the wind, but exposed to the wind on top.

Diane, Richard, Ron, Sandy, Michelle, Michael.

Ken - getting ready to go on holiday

Ashley - injured

Bernie - with family

Comments

It was a five-and-a-half-mile walk. We saw World War I training trenches. We sat on three logs for our lunch stop, in a sheltered and sunny spot. There were huge numbers of trees blown down or burnt down. The rhododendrons were out, and there were beautiful views. Ruby jumped a stile. We also met a ladies' mountain bike group.

We retreated to the beer garden of the Turks Head. There was a stag party on going in pub – one man was dressed as a boy. Michael and Michelle returned to Rothbury early.

Wildlife: Oystercatcher, skylarks, mallards, swans, house martins, sand martins making a nest in cemetery wall, wheatear, meadow pipit, swallows.

Falcon Inn, Gosforth Park. Joined by Dorothy, Evelyn, George and Ken.

Walkers at Rothbury

Diane, walk leader

Preparing for lunch

Walking group

Rothbury

Admiring the view

Time to go

Ruby shows the way

Diane leads us back