Rivelin Valley, Tuesday 23rd May 2006

This was the first outing of our summer programme for this year, and surprisingly the sun shone all day, and then less surprisingly disappeared just as we assembled! There was a very good turnout of 27 members, who enjoyed the stroll down the Rivelin Valley and were not put off too much by the rain. Peter Mason was leader and passed on lots of information about the valley, possibly too much?

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Gathering in Rails Road car park A stop by one of the Coppice dams Dam outflow
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Crossing stepping stones on Third Coppice Wheel There is always someone ready with a camera The Black Brook waterfall
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Frank Wheel Keith Bomford gets in close The turning point at Hind Wheel
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Some pictures taken on a brighter evening two days later: Hind Wheel The ford below Hind Wheel The ford again
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The path below Hind Wheel The remains of Upper Cut Wheel (yes, it is really called that) Water and plants

 

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