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Weavers Down Morning Walk 16th November 2016

Jean and Jennifer led a great walk over Weavers Down, returning to The Deers Hut for some excellent lunch via Foley Manor. Weather was good and the walk was 4.1/2 miles, 340 ft gained.         We passed the fine bronze statue of Lord Strathnairn. It was in storage for 33 years after being found to be in the way of a new subway for Knightsbridge underground station. Eventually Westminster Council gave it/sold it  to Foley Manor on condition it would be accessible to the public. Lord Strathnairn died aged 84 in Paris, was buried in Christchurch, Hants and never married. A heroic leader and strategist, he walked from Mount Lebanon to Beirut so that some of the elderly American missionaries he had rescued could be carried on his horse. When in command of the Central Indian Forces of 1,540 men, he routed 20,00 men of Tatya Tope's army. Guns captured by him during this period were later to be used on his statue.

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Frensham Day Walk 9th November 2016

This day walk was always threatened with rain and luckily we almost missed it all. A shelter under a yew tree for a few minutes and that was that. However it did rain quite heavily at one time but we were busy eating a great lunch in The Duke of Cambridge in Tilford. Frensham is very sandy so even with the shower, we saw no mud, just a few puddles. We saw Frensham Great and Frensham Little Pond and some of the last of the lovely autumn colours. The walk was about 7.5 miles and height gain of 540 feet. Thanks to Marian and Jane for photos.

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Lodsworth Morning walk 2nd November 2016

Peter's walk was completely different to the previous walks and went firstly towards Halfway Bridge, up through the vineyards towards Leggatt Hill and finally took the the fifteen walkers to an excellent lunch at Lodsworth. Beautiful walking weather and great Sussex countryside.

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Lodsworth Day Walk 26th October 2016

Denis's day walk changed from Chalton to Lodsworth, exploring the woodland around the village, with lunch at the Hollist Arms. Maddie wanted to see the Elizabeth Oak in Cowdray Park and it is still looking as healthy as ever. Following information from www.monumentaltrees.com.:-

Without any doubt, the most famous tree in Cowdray Park is the Queen Elizabeth Oak. Purportedly, Queen Elizabeth I would have visited this tree in 1591, which was at that time already an impressive tree. Its girth makes this Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) the second thickest tree of its kind in Europe. According to Jeroen Pater this tree is probably about 600 to 700 years, while according to dendrologists of the British Tree Register, this tree might be almost a 1,000 years old.The girth of the tree, measured at a height of 1.50 m, is 12.60 m

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Lodsworth Morning walk 19th October 2016

David's walk was an interesting walk based on Lodsworth with an excellent lunch in the Hollist Arms. It was nice to have two guest walkers, Celia and Miguel. and we hope they enjoyed our walk! Photos thanks to Barbara and John. Thanks also to Sheila's in Ardara for the WiFi!

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