25 Feb 2024 Tittesworth Reservoir

Sunday 25th Feb 2024

Misty this morning, big contrast with yesterday. There is a chill wind. 

We went out about ten to Tittesworth reservoir, where we had coffee (still too weak) and flapjack or scone (large and lovely) before walking round the reservoir anti-clockwise .  

As expected on a decent weather Sunday, there were lots of people there.

The weather has been dry with some sunshine, and sheltered from the cold wind of the high places.

An excellent walk of around 4.5 miles, quite up and down, and with one or two small patches of mud. Catkins on the (hazel) bushes. Great view of a distant Shutlingsloe from a high point, then of the Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks.

A delight to revisit and to refill the contentment reservoir…

4.5 miles, 200 feet of ups and downs.

Tittesworth Reservoir, near Leek.

 

Wednesday 4th October

Ramshaw Rocks on our drive to Tittesworth

The Iron Green Man, by Jason Turpin-Thomson

A trip out to Tittesworth Reservoir, a couple of miles north of Leek. 

Our first call, even before walking, was naturally for a coffee( a bit weak) and a scone(pretty good). We took a gentle stroll clockwise round the reservoir.  

Gentle, but not entirely flat, mainly through woodland. Four and a half miles, with some good views back to Ramshaw Rocks and the Roaches, which made a dramatic serrated backdrop to the water.  We decided to return to our base for lunch and a large cup of tea.

Weather mainly dull and dry, with some warm sunshine and a very few spots of rain.