Friday 14 August 2015

Big B******* Walking club

So we headed out again this Tuesday, this time having to go by car to find somewhere interesting to walk.  We were aiming at Langsett reservoir in south Yorkshire, but somehow managed to find our way into Underbank reservoir, which has a lack of walking paths and made for an interesting diversion, although at the end of it, there was a distinct idea from all concerned that sometimes going off piste is a sure fire way to end up piste off...



So this is the car park...



With trees all around...



And a day centre for out door activities (closed) at the bottom of the path...



And somewhat awesome looking trees...



Leading down to the Dam...



Which wasn’t really required at this point...



And had an interesting layered approach to the drain away.



Leading down to the area where the rest of the water sits.



And industrial pipes in the middle of woodland areas, with no discernable links.



But the forest was well walked and open



And indeed the lake still and calm



In all directions



Although we ended up walking on what was the reservoir bed due to lack of water



We do suspect that this plug hole had something to do with it.



But night was falling
  


And before long turning back had to be done.


We’re intending on returning this way next week, this time to get Langsett and not Underbank, but we’ll see how it goes...