29th May 2022 ride to Wennington (Page five)

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2022 Photo Galleries

29th May 2022 ride to Wennington (Page five)

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Broad-leaved Willowherb growing at side of the path up to St Wilfrid’s Church

A tree on the skyline above Gressingham.

Wheat growing in field at side of Fleet Lane.

Horse Chestnut flowering at side of Aughton Road.

Foxglove flowering next St. Saviour Church in Aughton.

Bugle flowering in the grounds of St. Saviour Church in Aughton.

Yellow Rattle flowering in the grounds of St. Saviour Church.

Cow Parsley flowering in the grounds of St Saviour Church in Aughton.

Ride Report by Simeon Orme Yes thought did a great deal to my plans for the ride when I realize that in correctly, not index rear gears evening before but after watching a Youtube video again it finally click what I was doing wrong and after about good hour of messing around I got the gears working again so that the chain would not jump into the wheel and yes I will hold my hand up and say that not world greatest cycle mechanic. Anyway it was get late in the morning by time that I set off, I headed out of Halton on the Low Road and after about mile I turn on cycle path at the Crook O’Lune which I followed up the Lune Valley just after Bull Beck Bridge where turn on to the A683, hopefully in few years time the cycle path will extended up to Hornby and beyond to the A65 if Sutrans get its way, I think the big plan is get traffic free cycle route from Morecambe up to Clapham as part of the Way of the Roses Cycle Route which will not be a bad thing for the area with Eden Project North coming to Morecambe in near future. Yes I know for some folk the A683 can be a bit of nightmare to cycle along but changes to the Highway code motorist are slowly start respect cyclist’s rights on the road but I know that some motorist treat the A683 as extension of the M6, has they head into the Yorkshire Dales National Park and not realizing that they driving through the Forest of Bowland Area of outstanding natural beauty which is another National Park but if you one those cyclist that turns around at end cycle path near Bull Beck Bridge. Its well worth it being brave and following the A683 through Claughton to the junction with the B6480 and then followed this road into Wray, then like I did on this ride I stop for a brew and cake at the Bridge House Farm Tearooms. Yes after my coffee and cake stop, the photographer part of me took over and decide to take my time and see how many photos of the local wild flowers I could take, the photos of the Crosswort flowering at side of Russell which I had to use app on my mobile phone to find out what it was and the Yellow Rattle flowering in the grounds of St Saviour Church in Aughton were to new me and always amaze what I see when the weather conditions are calm, suitable for wild flower photography. From Wray, I followed the tarmac up the Hindburn to Mill Houses where I turn on to Russells Lane which followed to end of the lane, then turn on to the Old Moor Road which followed down to Wennington for late lunch by River Wenning. I did have move from picnic table to another bench due to gipsie’s horse eyeing my pack lunch. There several groups of gipsies camp out on the village greens in Wennington with there colorful horse drawn caravans heading up to Appleby Horse Fair. Has it pointed out to me later in the day when I got chatting to gentlemen at St. Wilfrids Church in Melling we got a lot to thank the gipsies with regards to wild flower conservation where they camp their horses keep vegetation in check and encourage wild flowers like Orchids to grow. We may not always welcome them in our back yard but with price of fuel going up one way only for several months maybe we all have to travel around our countryside in more environmental way. After finishing my lunch and had chat with the guy who keeping eye on the horse who was moaning about the amount of traffic using the B6480. I headed out of Wennington following Lodge Lane over to Melling where stop to take few photos of wild flowers around the church. From Melling I followed the A683 down the Lune Valley to near Hornby and then crossed back over the River Lune via the Loyn Bridge. I did notice that there was large amount land around Fleet Farm turn over to growing wheat or corn or barley crop due to that disagreement in Eastern Europe. I climb out of the lune Valley, following Fleet Lane and then Lea Lane through the hamlet of Eskigge up on to Aughton Road which I followed into Aughton where stop at St. Saviour Church to take a few photos of wild flowers in church grounds before heading back to Halton. You can click here to see the photos of 12th June ride to Slaiburn or you can click here to see what’s new on the website.

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