Saturday, 12 January 2019

Saturday 12 January 2019 – Fletcher Moss parkrun, and Afternoon Tea

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Another ‘new for us’ parkrun. Fletcher Moss parkrun is in Didsbury – convenient for Sue and me this morning as Mike and Sarah had asked us t...
Friday, 11 January 2019

Friday 11 January 2019 – Around Moore

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Another Friday morning stroll in good company, not far from home. Excellent. We parked at Moore Nature Reserve (SJ 578 855). I was expecting...
Thursday, 10 January 2019

Wednesday 9 January 2019 – Shutlingsloe

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After failing to take advantage of yesterday’s sunshine, I looked out to another blue sky day and couldn’t resist the opportunity to check o...
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Great Masterwort (or Mountain Sanicle)(Astrantia major)

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Widespread up to 2000 metres in Alpine regions and elsewhere, this tall plant sports perfectly symmetrical showy flowers with pink centres, ...
Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Martagon Lily (Lilium martagon)

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Found all over the Alps, this fairly tall plant has distinctive backwards curving wine red petals with dark spots, leaving the stamens well ...
Monday, 7 January 2019

TGO Challenge 2019 – A Route

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It’s the time of year that urgent attention to a TGO Challenge route creeps up on me. The deadline for experienced ‘Challengers’, in whose...
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Sunday, 6 January 2019

A photo in TGO Magazine, and more running

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The Great Outdoors magazine has a monthly back page of themed ‘Readers’ Photos’. The theme for the February 2019 issue was ‘Winter’. I rathe...
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Saturday, 5 January 2019

Saturday 5 January 2019 – The Wammy parkrun, and Apedale Country Park

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We hadn’t seen Mick and Gayle for ages. So a plot was hatched to meet up at the Wammy parkrun in Newcastle-under-Lyme, then go for a short w...
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Friday, 4 January 2019

Friday 4 January 2019 – Around Oughtrington

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At very short notice, five of us turned up for this Friday morning ramble around Oughtrington and Lymm Dam, starting in Lymm town centre. ...
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