WEDNESDAY 3rd June
Southwell Orchid Walk 5.5 miles
Steve led this year’s visit to the Potwell Dyke Grasslands to check out the Orchids. A good show but perhaps less than last year. The route initially wandered around Southwell with a coffee stop in the Bishops Palace Garden. After viewing the Orchids, we went up to Brackenhurst for a lunch stop where we discovered some Bee Orchids.
Photos from Bob and Roger
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SUNDAY 7th June
Lincolnshire Limewoods 8.5 miles
Chris repeated this walk he did in January, giving a chance to see the woods and butterfly garden in a different season. The walk started in Minting, went around Chambers Farm Wood and back via Gautby. Along with many other woodlands within a large swathe of surrounding countryside, Chambers Farm Wood forms part of what is known collectively as the Lincolnshire limewoods (ancient woodlands known to be more than 600 years old) and is renowned for its diverse wildlife population.
Photos from Izzy and Jacqui
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WEDNESDAY 10th June
Bingham Car Colston 5.7 miles
Maggie led ten of us on a walk through Bingham and then on to Car Colston, which must be one of the prettiest villages in the area. The weather was very variable but we were sheltered while having our coffee break by using the seats at the Car Colston cricket ground. We weren’t so lucky about half a mile from the end of the walk when the black clouds caught up with us and we found ourselves in the middle of a very heavy thunderstorm. We all made it back safely, and despite the drenching it was a delightful walk in excellent company.
Photos from Nick
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O’er the Hill to Halam 6.8 miles
Roger led a group of ten from Southwell Leisure centre across the town and over the hill into Halam. We arrived at the church for our coffee stop in lovely sunshine. After our short break the rain came, and we sheltered in the Church until it bated. We continued around the Village admiring the wild flowers on the “Bee” road before a nasty thunderstorm halted our progress with a mile to go before we could reach some shelter. Diverting our proposed route, we opted to return to the Church to enjoy a dry lunch break. The typical British weather then changed once more giving us lovely sunshine with clear blue skies on our return through Westhorpe.
Photos from Roger
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