Shipley Country Park - Cross Country
w/e 19 January 2020
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
After a week that had seen a lot of rain, Saturday
dawned bright and sunny. Although the conditions underfoot were
damp to say the least we thought we would take advantage of the
fine weather and go for a walk in Shipley Country Park.
The road near the access to the park adjacent to Osborne's Pond
was solid with parked cars so we entered the park from another
access point and. crossing the National Cycle Route 67, followed
the path up the slope towards the Visitor Centre.
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At the top of the slope there seemed to be quite a number of
people about with many of them walking dogs.
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But then we noticed a lot more people near the Cinderhill Coppice
with runners going in all directions and we assumed there must
be an event taking place.
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It turned out it was the Derbyshire School Sports Association
Cross Country Championships with races being held in three different
age groups.
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When most of the runners had passed we continued down the path
to Osborne's Pond.
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As we reached the pond another runner came along the path towards
us but it was not clear whether he was leading the race or bringing
up the rear. I suspect he was out in front.
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He was soon followed by more runners who splashed through the
mud as they turned into the wood.
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We continued along the path with Osborne's Pond and some anglers
on the left.
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To the right more runners came down the lane from Derby Lodge
and turned to cross the field.
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From the lane we watched the runners for a while as they raced
towards the muddy entrance to the wood before we carried on around
the pond and back to the car.
Route Map
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