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For those who have followed our Meanders, you will see that this walk includes bits of a number of other walks.
We started our loop at the Lewis Carrol Centre, All Saints Church, Daresbury.
You can find out more about the Centre at http://lewiscarrollcentre.org.uk/about-us/
From the car park we headed off towards the pub, turning left and followed the "Timberland Trail" down to the Bridgewater Canal.
Although a nice start to the walk, the number of wild flowers, compared to last week, in the Yarrow Valley, was disappointing.
The oilseed rape in flower, compensated in some way.
Passing across the bottom end of Daresbury Science Park, with the well kept lawns and moorings, it was ironic that no one was allowed to use the moorings. Private Land.
The Bridgewater Canal was a hive of activity, not just the narrow boats, and plastic tubs, but walkers, cyclists (without bicycle bells), horses, and a wide range of wildlife including Herons and ducks that showed no sign of fear at all.
Swapping sides of the Bridgewater we briefly rejoined the "Timberland Trail" before heading off over a golf course and then around one side of Appleton Reservoir. Grebes, Shellducks, Moorhens, Coots, the list goes on, plus those fishing and more. When we emerged from the woodland, even without her distance glasses, my better half spotted possibly the highlight of our walk. Why highlight? Well sadly they are not very common any more. What aren't? Hares. We we lucky to see two hares.
It's not knowing what's around the corner that makes walking in the countryside so enjoyable. (and the company of course).
In contrast, as we returned to the car park, on the B5356, we saw something that was very sad. What did we see? The remains of a Badger. Mixed feelings, sad it had been killed, pleased that there were badgers in the Daresbury Wonderland.
Still no Alice!
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