Sunday's Plod

Foremark Reservoir & Bretby Woods

The first of 26 styles

26 walkers gathered at Bretby Nursery for a 10.5 mile walk, the weather was good, in fact perhaps too good for walking, as the skin started to leak after 15min's or so.

We had company part way, I think they fancied a change of scenery.

Bretby Church

Former School House at Bretby

There were many fields like this on the route, with various crops in the early stages of growth. Some of these fields are very steep hills with the footpath buried under the growth, & very hard on the feet, despite the heavy rains of the past week.

A woodland walk by Repton

By the time we had arrived here We had climbed few hills & the weather was not getting any cooler, so the shade provided by the wood was a welcome respite.

Now this looks to be a good idea for a Sunday's leisure pastime. Relaxing, cool & not a great deal of traffic noise









So this must be Foremark Reservoir then. A popular place for locals to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon. There are walks to follow, picnic area toilets, shop for refreshments & errm, £1.50 to take the car in. Have the right money, as the bollards do not let you in.

It's not every ones idea of a Sunday's drive, but why not if you've got it?

A wooded walk to "Carvers Rocks". A nature trail at Foremark
Nice & cool in the shade

But you have to watch where you put your feet


The last pic' I took

Just 3 more miles to go & a very steep hill to climb Then we're back where we started. The route was 10.5 miles in total, with the hill climbing, it felt more like 15