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10 July 2005

To Thruscross Dam

The reservoir comes back into view, and the walk finishes at the impressive
dam.

In case you were wondering where the reservoir … More … →

10 July 2005

Old stones

This part of the walk took us past the remains of buildings made by previous
generations. Putting this page together, I have in mind a line from T S
Eliot’s Four Quartets – ‘old stones that cannot
be deciphered’.
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10 July 2005

Lost and found

A surprisingly fascinating walk around one of the reservoirs in the Washburn
Valley, where the water covers the remains of a lost village.

As
there has … More … →

23 May 2005

Page 2: Wild garlic woods to bluebell woods

See this walk plotted on a Google map.

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23 May 2005

Page 3: Welburn back to Kirkham

See this route plotted on a Google map.

Welburn
is a lovely village, … More … →

23 May 2005

Page 1: Kirkham to the woods

This walk follows part of the route of Walk 1 in John E Eckersley’s book ‘Exploring Lake Pickering’, though we diverted from it at Welburn and returned via a shorter route.

I’ve mapped our route on a Google … More … →

3 May 2004

Fewston Reservoir is situated to the north of Otley, and is close to the
A59. We parked in a layby on the A59 and walked
a circular route around the reservoir, which took us through bluebell woods,
across the impressive dam, and back … More … →

25 April 2004

Moorlands, a nature reserve managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, is just outside of York, north of Skelton (see map below). I’ve visited it many times over the years.

The woodland nature reserve is full of … More … →