Wednesday Walk - Nature Trails around Middleton Lakes

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Hail to the Hive!

I do love to stretch my legs after being trapped in the boat and as it has been raining recently we got trapped in the boat for a while. Last week I had a little walk around the nature trails and paths on the side of the canal we have been mooring on but as I keep seeing people on the other side appear out of the bushes, I thought I’d take a peek at whats over that side.
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So first things first I need to cross the bridge just down the canal side a ways.
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Now the sign post doesn’t seem to have anything pointing that way but I don’t care as I know there must be walkways there as I’ve seen people over there.

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So over the bridge I go.

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Ok so first impressions are.

Very beautiful.

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But where does this actually go?

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Ah ok so now what do I do? Left or right ? hmmmm Lets go left. I'm not Zoolander, turning left is easy for me 🤣

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It's actually quite pleasant taking a stroll and having absolutely no bloody idea where the blazes i am going.

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Might as well go this way I doubt it's possible to get lost on a Bird sanctuary nature trail.

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Ok more bridges.

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I'll keep going until I either bump into some doggers or some twitchers.

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This isn't even useful as I don't know where any of it is.

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I go thatta way!

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I don't like the look of the dude sinking in the yellow triangle! That doesn't look good.

Keep off the silt, keep off the silt!

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Well there's some light and what looks like a clearing up here so keep on keeping on I say.

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Kind of hoping there's no Troll under that bridge. No Silt Troll trying to pull me under...

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Ah that looks familiar. That's badger so this bit is on the other side of the canal and this is where those people keep appearing from. Mystery solved.

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She looks pretty cool from this perspective. But I must press on.

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Hmmm I can get a closer look on the other side of this bridge. Still no sign of any trolls.

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I'm a bit confused about this sign. Ahh wait it's an imaginative covid social distancing sign. So If I encounter any doggers in here I am to keep at least 2 peregrine wingspans away from them. Makes perfect sense.

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And on I go!

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This looks interesting. I suspect it's some sort of bird watching lookout place.

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Yup, that's what it will be.

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More completely useless signs.

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Informing me this is a small stream. Well it's not the bloody river Nile is it!

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Ok so now I haven't the faintest idea where I be.

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I think someone has a full time job making completely useless signs in this place.

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Ok Let me see if I can spot one of these birds then.

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They're tiny and I think there may be a bit of yellow on them.

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I'll just say yep I spotted one or 2 of them.

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Hmmm whats this a glory hole for the doggers?

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This looks more promising.

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Another nicey nicey sign.

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and another

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made my way back to the bridge and it looks like rain is coming. Best get back and crack open a well earned beer.

I'm HOME!

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