Wollaton Park - Circumnavigating
The Lake
w/e 02 February
2003
After feeding the birds we walked down the western
edge of the lake to rejoin one of Malcolm Sales' "100 Walks
In Nottinghamshire", a compilation published by the Crowood
Press.
The winter sunshine was streaming down across the
lake but here on the southern bank, the path passed into a shaded
area. Obviously the conditions here are ideal for the reeds,
rushes and grasses at the water's edge.
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Following the line of the lake the path is lined
on both sides with rhododendron bushes.Although looking fairly
drab at this time of year, I bet this avenue is a riot of colour
when the plants are in flower.
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There are some good views across the lake between
the bushes but none better than from the top of a disused boat
house, which also brings the Hall into play.
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We turned to walk up the western side of the lake
but a look back at the boat house shows the path over the top.
Obviously no longer in use as originally intended it does still
provide shelter for those walkers and anglers caught in inclement
weather.
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The route up this western side moves a little further
away from the lakeside and passes through Thompson's Wood before
emerging at the northern end of the lake from where we had started
our circumnavigation just a little earlier.
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This was where we once again left Malcolm Sales'
route but this time quite unintentionally. From the directions
given: ".... reach a brick bridge across a ditch. .... turn
left ... follow a path through a wooden gate ...." Well
we did all that but made the mistake of crossing the bridge before
turning left whereas we should have turned left before the bridge!
But then we probably would not have seen the stags before heading
off to the village.
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