Ogden Walk

Monday I went aquarunning. Just thought I'd mention it as I can't add pictures of it.

Today I was going to go for a bike ride but couldn't find my cycling pants ANYWHERE.

So a walk was in order. I didn't fancy the usual trek so I got the dogs in the car and drove for about 20 minutes to Halifax - Ogden Water to be precise. This is a reservoir surrounded on three sides by a woodland.

Bear was wearing his muzzle and on the lead but Evie was off the lead. Bear started mutedly barking at a spaniel quite soon but we got past without mishap. When we crossed over the little bridge we started climbing away from the reservoir and there are very few people around here so this is where Bear got let off to run around for a while. This is where we saw the first wood carving of a fox made from a tree trunk.



It was sunny when I set off but it went cloudy and I thought I was going to get wet but it stayed dry thankfully.

After one complete circuit I decided to go round again but this time not climbing high into the woods. I was over halfway round when I stopped to take some photos. Bear was on his lead right in front of me and Evie was on the grass verge minding her own business. This man walked past and said 'put that dog on a lead as well' I said she was alright as she is around 13 years old and never bothered anyone or anything. He said 'I didn't ask that. I said put it on a lead. There are notices all around asking you to do this. Thank you. Bye bye' and walked off. What a despicable man! He really took the edge of my lovely walk. The signs ARE there but it is to stop your dog jumping in the water and causing problems for yourself or them. So he was right in what he said but it also says 'Cold Water Kills' but it didn't jump out and murder me so I ignored the man and carried on with my walk. She was on a lead at the appropriate times.

Anyway we did about 4 miles of walking including some quite steep climbs.






A rather clever idea that they use at Ogden is that they ask people to bring down their old real Christmas Trees in the New Year. They then weave them into the hedgerow to strengthen the existing fence and for various wildflowers to use as a scaffold.






These last two photos are a woodland story telling place. The story teller sits on the oak 'throne' while the children sit on the logs placed around the area with carved toadstools to add interest.