The forest of Delamere, Chester and Jodrell Bank.
Delamere Station on the fringe of Delamere Forest and next to the Linmere Visitor Centre. Was once part of the royal hunting forests, now a 1500 acre forest park offering a range of persuits including walking, cycling, horse riding and high wire forest adventures.
Morning sun through the trees in Delamere Forest.
.....footpath.
Blakemere Moss an important wetland and home to a large variety of species.
Go Ape outdoor adventure playground
On the way up to Pale Heights and Hangingstone Hill.
Looking down over Blakemere Moss and the Linmere Lodge Visitor center.....Cheshire Plain beyond.
........and Delamere Forest.
.......the walk must be to easy.
Mum and Calf.
An unusual shape in the sky.
On closes inspection...an Airbus....not seen this variation before.
Eastgate Street Chester and the famous Eastgate Clock. I believe that it is the second most photographed clock in the country after Big Ben......so here are a couple more.....
From the Clock Bridge.
Unique to Chester are the Rows which are 13th century half timbered shops, taverns and galleries on two levels with covered walkways....this is the top level.
Town Hall Square and the Cathedral
A walk around the walls...King Charles Tower.
Shropshire Union Canal. Part of it a reworking of the original Roman and medieval town ditch
Along side the wall is the Racecourse. Probably the oldest in the country, once the site of a Roman harbour.
Bridgegate and the Old Dee Bridge. Once the only crossing into Wales.
From the bridge the River Dee and Weir, built nearly a thousand years ago.
....we're here for the fish.
River Dee and Queen's Park Footbridge.
Roman Garden.
Roman Amphitheatre.....half excavated.
Wall and Deanery
Chester Cathedral and gardens.
Dovecot.
........residents.
Jodrell Bank Observatory and visitor Centre. Home to the world-famous Lovell Radio Telescope and the UK's National Astronomy Observatory. Completed in 1957 and used by the University of Manchester Astronomy department to observe the birth and death of stars, black holes, and the origin of the universe 13.5 Billion years ago in the Big Bang.....all from the Cheshire countryside......instills a sense of wonder..... but what about the common cold etc.
