Ivegill, High Head & Thislewood Walk

Todays Wednesday Walk took us to Ivegill, High Head, & Thislewood which is a superb walk from the Penrith Ramblers book of walks. On our way out of Langholm we headed up to the Moorland Feeding Station to see Dr. Cat Barlow ringing some birds. This is a Siskin being measured and weighed before release.

Soon after we left Ivegill Church we found ourselves in High Head Sculpture park where we met this angry Dragon. This is a superb place for a longer visit and also excellent for children to explore.

One of the many sculptures

This is called "Flying Inside" and consists of a series of 13 discs that form a trail. The journey is reminiscent of childhood and replicates the movement children make when they are pretending to fly.

This was surrounded by nettles so there was no way you could get any closer to the naked lady.

A pair of Swans

In the early part of the walk we were followed for quite a distance by this horse which in turn was followed by a herd of cows. They must have been after Tom's toffee's.

This building is called Thislewood and features a 14th Century Tower. The buildings to the left and right of it were added in the 16th Century.  In the last couple of years the building and adjoining barns and outbuildings have been converted into superb houses.

Near the end of the walk on an old Bridle Way we came upon this well used Badger Set

Niall and I walk through one of the many fields of Buttercups. This was a lovely 6 mile walk but it could only be followed by constant reference to the Penrith Ramblers book and their instructions were perfect.