October
On Paddy's Bridge
Walk leader | Richard |
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Route | Richmond – Reech Road – Green Lane – Whitcliffe Farm – Whitcliffe Scar – Williance’s Leap – Deepdale – Marske – Appelgarth – Lownethwaite Farm – Richmond |
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Weather | Good weather and visibility. |
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Walkers | Richard, Diane, Michelle, Ron, Sandy, George, Ken. |
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Excuses | Ashley - Getting injections for big-toe-itis Bernie - Having a week’s holiday in Bamburgh |
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Comments |
From the expensive car park by the river it was hard to find the starting path and we had to push our way through the undergrowth to re-gain the road before we found the required path. There was lots of discussion on navigation. It proved too hot for going uphill and several layers had to be removed. Richard called Ken “a cheeky monkey”. There were some excellent views including that of Penn Hill. We stopped for a few minutes to examine the monument at Williance's Leap, before stopping a short distance further along to chat to a lady going the other way. We saw the Devil’s Table rocks at the end of the scar. Our lunch spot was at Deepdale, nicely out of the wind. We dropped down to Marske via a bridge under repair, and passed immaculately cut hedges with the tractor driver drinking coffee as he worked. We spotted a group of shooters with labradors and spaniels in a field being followed by a flock of sheep formed up in a perfect circle. Well-behaved? We arrived in Marske only to find that the tearoom-cum-pub had closed a year ago. We had a chat with a lady walker and admired the topiary hedges. There was a cow in a field with several calves, one of which had a bad leg. At Paddy’s Bridge there was an odour of apples. We had to re-trace our steps back up the road until we found the path to Applegarth. At Applegarth we met another shooting party, who had bagged 51 pheasants and a pigeon. They had also found a very small orphaned kitten in the old buildings and did not know what to do with it. We spotted a cave on the opposite side of the river as we came back towards Richmond. Fauna/Flora: Tupping was in progress. Pheasants, buzzard, rabbit, wren, robin, furry caterpillar, three skylarks. Sloe Berries, apple trees. |
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Bowes Incline
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Photo Gallery |
October Walkers
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Yes, we are in Richmond! |
Swaledale |
Sunny Swaledale |
Williance's Leap |
Table Rock |
Nosey Sheep
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Mum
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Very young calf
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Nice bit of topiary
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Cultivation terraces
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Last climb from Paddy's Bridge
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Another view of Swaledale
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Leaf Kickers
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