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" Keyworth and Rushcliff Park " Date & start time: Thursday / Friday 25 /26th August 2016. Location of Start : Pat and Mike's House in Keyworth, Notts, Uk. Places visited : Keyworth and Rushcliffe Country Park ( SK 579 324 ) Walk details : 2 mls, a gentle walk around this semi-urban country park. Highest point : The number of people enjoying their local parkland. Walked with : Pat, (son) Ian, Ann and our dogs, Tada, Harry and Dylan. Weather : A continuation of the lovely summer weather. |
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On the way home from Suffolk to took up the invite for two nights at our friends in Keyworth, Nottingham. Pat and Mike have known Ann longer than I have . . . so that is a bit special.
The sunny weather of Suffolk continues on so that we have the opportunity to enjoy lunch outside on both days.
- - - o o o - - - After lunch Pat and her son Ian took us on a walk around one of their local country parks. We chose the first entry gate off the roundabout . . . which turned out to be a secondary entrance to the park. The first part of the parkland seemed very wild and natural . . . hardly an urban country park. A field within the perimeter fence contains a recently planted orchard.
Signboards give everyone the chance to identify the local flora and fauna. [ It seems strange for us in Cumbria to see the grey squirrel promoted in such a positive way. ] The wide path takes us further round . . . through an area of wild flower meadows. The younger dogs, Dylan and Tada are always ahead, enjoying a good run around. An interesting flower looks familiar but not quite right.
. . . but another sign gives us the correct name of Tansy for our new plant.
This is a purpose-made dog agility park for the general public to use . . . well actually for the dogs to use. Ann and Pat had taken Harry on a shorter route to the main lake but Ian and I had Dylan and Tada with us as we reached this part of the park.
Come on Dylan . . . run through the tunnel . . . " you must be joking ! " he seemed to say. Hold your cursor over the picture to his expression.
Further around the park we turned a corner and the whole scene changed. Here was an adventure playground, toilets and refreshments . . . the ice cream van doing particularly well today. In the centre of the park is the lake that Pat talked about whilst we were driving over. The lake was a great attraction for a large selection of wildfowl. A delightful mute swan passes close to the camera. Out on an island are some gulls and a darker moorhen. We met up again with Ann and Pat and continue on around the lake. On the way out of the park we passed a rather impressive set of gates. It turns out that this is the back entrance of the Great Central Railway, a preservation line that runs from Nottingham to Loughborough. The Great Central Railway is the UK's only double track, main line heritage railway . . . quite a big operation. They have special gala weekends and events and you can even book an evening meal to be enjoyed in the restaurant cars on the line. - - - o o o - - - Back home the warm weather continues right up to dusk. The sky was turning a delightful pink colour which I viewed from an upstairs window. But it was much nicer to sit in the garden and enjoy the spectacle. - - - o o o - - - On the way home next day we stopped off at Tickhill and stayed for a lovely lunch with our daughter Paula, Al, Tom and Abi. Tom has just received a good set of O Level results which were celebrated with smiles all round. - - - o o o - - - |
Technical note: Pictures taken with either Ann's Canon Sureshot SX220, or my Canon 1100D Digital SLR. Resized in Photoshop, and built up on a Dreamweaver web builder. This site best viewed with . . .the opportunity to split the journey home thee times. Thanks to Sherran and Bill, Pat and Mike, Paula and Al. Go to Top . . . © RmH . . . Email me here Previous walk - 24th August 2016 - Pin Mill and The Clamp A previous time up here - 5th July 2015 - Ann's invite to Pat's big birthday Next event - 4th September 2016 - The Loweswater Show 2016
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