Swarkstone Junction on the Trent & Mersey Canal

It was a short hop down to Swarkstone and we arrived there about 08:00. None of us had been before. It was Geoff's turn to drive and we parked up at Swarkstone Lock. It was a nice flat footpath all the way along the canal part paved but mostly just grass and in places a bit muddy. We passed a few barges and spotted a kingfisher sitting on a tiller on one of them. When we approached if flew off but kept close by. Rob and myself thought we would try to photograph it on the way back. We passed by a memorial to the murdered girl Lynn Siddons with some fresh flowers on it. One of the bridges had a load of rubbish dumped on it and whoever does that sort of thing should be flogged!!!

This bridge is over the old Derby canal, sadly now filled in.

Spur of the Derby Canal off the Trent & Mersey.

Swarkstone Lock

Memorial to Lynn Siddons

Rubbish been tipped onto the bridge.

I think the Kingfisher got more fish than this chap

Kingfisher waiting to pounce on a fish

I'm not an ugly duckling

This was a cracking little walk just under 4 miles along nice flat tracks. Walking along canal banks is a lovely quiet experience with just the wildlife and water making gentle sounds. Priceless.
See you next week.