Well, we managed to get a couple of Souper Walks in over the Christmas and New Year period, despite all the floods and gales. Our first was a very jolly affair for a group of friends who all work together, and wanted a Christmas party in the great outdoors. It was just before all the bad weather started, and we had a lovely walk through the ancient forest near Anderwood. Then the rain came, and it just got worse and worse, until we cancelled the Walk scheduled for 4th January, as all the fords across the roads were up, and there were floods everywhere. So, when we had a request for a walk on Sat 11th, I was a little concerned that the forest tracks would still be impassable. However, not only did we have a great walk in glorious spring-like sunshine, we managed to pick our way through the slightly squelchy paths without getting too muddy. The highlight of the walk was seeing a couple of fine fallow deer bucks, who just kept coming towards us as we stood and watched them through the trees.
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