Mr C has recently retired and today, I managed to persuade him out of the house for a local walk around Apley Woods. After leaving the woods I led him back home taking the long way round. Although in a familiar place he wasn’t quite sure where he was until the local shops came into [...]
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If You Go Down to the Woods Today
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2026
I recently obtained the North Telford Coronation walks booklet and I am hoping to tick off all the walks before the end of 2025.
I started with one of my local walks where I could walk from home. I started the walk from the pedestrian crossing rather than Leegomery Community Centre. Along the way I detoured [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2025
A walk to Dothill Nature Reserve and back through Apley Woods taking the long way round.
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 1st 2025
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Sunday Sunshine
I was home alone, the sun had its hat on and was calling me out on an adventure. I could only adventure from my doorstop due to my car being poorly. My car broke down a few days ago when I was driving home after visiting my mum who is currently in a care home [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2025
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Woodhenge to Apley Woods
The weather was a little chilly and the sky rather overcast leading to a walk that blew away the cobwebs. Along the way a encountered two former colleagues and a Police Officer looking for a homeless person with an aggressive dog setting up a shelter in the woodland area.
I had a brief conversation with the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 27th 2024
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The ‘paradox’ is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality ‘ought’ to be.
Richard Feynman
9 Comments CherryPie on Apr 21st 2024
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Mixed Walking
My ultimate destination was Apley Woods and when I arrived, I was disappointed. I know at this time of year the trees are mostly bare with maybe a few buds emerging. This type of scenery has a beauty all of its own. On this visit I found that many trees and bushes had been cut [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 27th 2024
