Swan Lake Loop (variation) - Part 01
w/e 28 March 2021
All of this week's
pictures were taken with a Kodak DX6490
We began this walk with the intention of following
a Walking For Health (WFH) route from the Victoria Park Leisure
Centre along the Manners Link, over the Pewit Golf Course to
the Nutbrook Trail, through Pewit Carr and along the High Lane
to Swan Lake and returning over the golf course again. Things
didn't go quite to plan so a variation meant the length of the
three mile walk was reduced by about half a mile.
The walk started as planned from the Victoria Park Leisure Centre
where in the last couple of weeks, the green shoots have opened
up to create a fine display of daffodils.
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Like many more WFH routes this one leaves the car park behind
the Centre and goes up Manor Road. Here it crosses straight over
Manners Avenue to follow the Manners Link footpath opposite.
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We followed the Manners Link footpath, which runs along the route
of a former railway line, all the way through to West End Drive.
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About half way along the footpath it reaches the Pewit Golf Course
and continues with it on the right hand side.
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A right hand turn at West End Drive leads past the Golf Course
entrance and car park to a path which continues down to the Nutbrook
Trail with the golf course now on the left and allotments on
the right.
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Access to the path is through a barrier where we were surprised
by the early appearance of the Easter Bunny! (You can't say we
don't see wild life whilst out on these walks).
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There were one or two people on the path but no-one was playing
golf as it is not allowed under the current lockdown restrictions
- but they are due to be eased next week.
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On meeting the Nutbrook Trail we turned right and followed the
path by the Nut Brook.
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The Trail leads up and over a former railway embankment and over
to the left we could see a flight of steps leading down from
the embankment and into the Swan Lake Nature Reserve. We were
going further along the Trail though to Pewit Carr before accessing
the Nature Reserve from the other side.
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Continuing along the Nutbrook Trail took us into the adjacent
Manor Floods Nature Reserve .....
Route
Map
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