Category Archives: blue sky

Birdlife along the River Weaver

Posted on May 30, 2020 by kindadukish

Since I moved to Cheshire from West Yorkshire a couple of years ago I have spent many a happy hour wandering along the banks of the Trent / Mersey canal and the River Weaver, both of which are about a … Continue reading →

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Arley Hall Re-opens to the Public

Posted on May 30, 2020 by kindadukish

One of my favourite venues for taking photographs is Arley Hall which is about a twenty minute drive from where I live and just off the M56 motorway. For the last ten weeks it has been closed to the public … Continue reading →

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Deer at Dunham……….up close and personal

Posted on June 21, 2018 by kindadukish

Last Sunday I went for a walk through the grounds at Dunham Park. It was early and so the place was relatively quiet (lots of fun runners about taking advantage of the nice weather though). Having parked the car I … Continue reading →

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The Sandstone Trail and over the “Old Pale”

Posted on June 6, 2018 by kindadukish

  My ramblings though the Cheshire countryside continue with another early morning start and a projected distance of about 3.5 miles (sorry, but I don’t do this foreign money nonsense of kilometres). The walk was around Delameres hilltop medieval deer … Continue reading →

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Liverpool, my! how its has changed…………….and for the better!

Posted on March 14, 2018 by kindadukish

Earlier this week I visited Liverpool for the first time in many years. It is all part of my plan to explore the area which I recently moved to in Cheshire. My memories of the city were very negative from … Continue reading →

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The Saltscape Trail…………….

Posted on January 8, 2018 by kindadukish

My exploration of the Cheshire countryside continues and today I undertook a shortish circular walk (known as the Dragonfly Walk) from the Anderton Boat Lift along what is known locally as the “Saltscape Trail.” The complete route is 6 miles … Continue reading →

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Marsden Jazz festival is sidelined for a visit to Standedge Tunnel and a boat trip!

Posted on October 8, 2017 by kindadukish

Today was the final day of the Marsden Jazz festival here in West Yorkshire. Marsden is tucked at the foot of the Pennine Hills and as such suffers from very variable weather. Yesterday was grey, grim and raining but today … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park on a glorious August day……………..

Posted on August 13, 2017 by kindadukish

Blue skies, cotton wool clouds and a temperature of 18c (that is warm for the UK) meant that a trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park was on the cards for today. After parking about a mile from the park and … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Posted on June 3, 2017 by kindadukish

I opened the curtains this morning to be greeted by a beautiful blue sky tinged with cotton wool clouds and the three word that came to me immediately were “Yorkshire Sculpture Park. After a good breakfast I set out and … Continue reading →

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The Great Canal Walk…………..

Posted on May 31, 2017 by kindadukish

Today I completed the last part of my episodic walk along the canal stretching from Brighouse in West Yorkshire to Rochdale in Greater Manchester (but it is Lancashire really!), a total distance of a shade under thirty miles. The various … Continue reading →

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