Today's Wednesday Walk was 3 of us for the first time in a while as Niall was able to join Tom and myself. We headed to The Laverock Bird Hide on the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve and parked the car there for a 4 mile walk down the road to the Tarras Distillery and then along the Tarras River up to Rachiel Bridge and then back up the road to the Bird Hide. It had been a wet morning and the ground was very wet and boggy in places. This is one of the many Hawthorn bushes we encountered on the walk and they are looking at their best now with loads of blossom.
An avenue of Hawthorn
The first of 2 wooden bridges we had to negotiate and this one is not in very great condition so it was one person at a time.
The suspension bridge further up the Tarras and this one is in excellent condition but tends to swing a bit if there is more than 1 person on it. The Tarras is running quite high after a few days of heavy rain.
The River Tarras with a few trees still to come into full greenery
This is the marshy area next to Rachel Bridge and its an area I and others would like to see made into a pond as a feature in the new Tarras Valley Nature Reserve.
I walked this path on Sunday but now it is a burn.
Tom on the Suspension Bridge
The view looking up river from the Suspension Bridge
One of the several places we used to think there was a coal seam came out next to the river but Geologist Niall soon put us right and it is in fact just Shale.
Crossing another burn that has become a raging torrent. We all managed to cross without mishap but it was quite difficult and I did get wet feet.
The best example of a seam od Shale in the banking.
Niall crosses the rickety bridge. Despite the very wet and boggy ground it was an enjoyable 4 mile walk.
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