Ogston Reservoir and Brackensfield

Just 3 of us today and Robs turn to drive and with the threat of rain we didn't want to go far so we ended up at the West Car Park at Ogston Reservoir. We didn't want to go over any muddy fields today so we thought just keep to the minor roads and lanes. We came out of the car park onto the main road and headed for Holy Trinity Church on Butterfield Lane, passing the Heronry on the way.  From there we turned left onto Butterfield Lane walked around to Millers Lane passing a beautiful Highland cow and calf. We carried on around to the Green and onto Church Lane back to Holy Trinity Church and along Ogston New Road back to the car. We called into the bird hide there, it was empty so we had our breakfast in there watching some of the birds nearby.

This weeks route form the West car park Ogston Res

First glimpse from the car park

Sun shining in the windows of the hide

Couldnt see the Herons well because of the trees

War memorial

Highland cow and calf

Peeping through the hedge

Inscription on the well

Poetry on the wall

Rob & Ike

Holy Trinity Church

Lovely heron

Pair of Herons near their nest

Ike & Rob in the bird hide

Last shot of the trip

 This was another lovely little walk and the rain kept off until we were back in the car (so lucky). It was so peaceful sitting in the bird hide just watching the water lapping against those reeds.
See you next week.

Bakewell & Hassop

My turn this week and it was a lovely frosty morning when i left my house. Picked up the lads at 07:30 and after a while we decided to go to the old Bakewell railway station, so we parked on the road just below the station. My car temperature gauge read an unbelievable -11 degrees on the way there. We got onto the old track behind the station and headed north on the Monsal trail until we got just past the Hassop Book Cafe where we turned onto the old packhorse route that eventually lead us back to Bakewell. The trail through here was white over with frost and crunchy underfoot. We spotted a bit of wildlife, a buzzard, pheasant, fieldfare and a flock of linnets. Where we stopped for breakfast had amazing views all around 360 degrees.

This weeks route

Bakewell Station

Fieldfare

Geoff

Plant growing out of a tree

Looks like lead workings

Bakewell Church in the distance

Icicles on this fan outlet

Packhorse bridge

Bakewell Church

This wall looks dodgy, a 40 feet drop on the other side

Ike & me

Geoff

 A lovely cold frosty morning with lots of varied scenery, it was freezing in the shadows and the light at the cold blue end of the spectrum but when the sun came out the warm light was brilliant.
See you next week.