Wollaton Park - January Walk 2019 continued
w/e 27 January 2019
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
This second part of the walk takes us from the Camellia
House, around the lake and then back out of the park.
After leaving the Camellia House we walked through the formal
gardens to this gate and then down the path towards the lake.
The fence and tress to the left of the path mark the boundary
of the Wollaton Park Golf Course.
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We strayed from the path part way down to approach the boundary
for a better view of the deer that had congregated there on the
golf course.
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Sitting a little apart from the rest of the deer was this magnificent
stag. People have been known to get up close and personal with
these beasts to take selfies but that is a dangerous thing to
do as all the deer are wild animals and I for one, wouldn't like
to be on the wrong end of those antlers. This photo was taken
from the boundary fence with the help of the zoom lens!
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We continued down to the lake where a number of geese both of
the Canadian and Egyptian variety had gathered near the reedbeds.
The Egyptian Geese had scuttled down the bank into the water.
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As we began our walk by the lakeside, it was by means of a path
lined with rhododendron bushes on either side. We've visited
Wollaton Park many times in the past but hardly ever seem to
judge it for when the rhododendrons are in flower.
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Gaps in the tangled branches gave frequent views across the lake.
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Rounding the end of the lake by the old boathouse the bank has
a more structured form and it looks like a popular place for
athletes with people running in both directions.
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The path continues through Thompson's Wood with the lake a little
further away to the right but it soon returns to the water's
edge.
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And the place where path and water meet is the feeding area we
passed on our way up to the Hall.
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