Back to Locko

Locko was the last place we went out to before lockdown, so it really ought to have been the first we returned to, but as it was, last weekend we went to Shipley, as there's more space there to avoid others if it's busy, so it was only Saturday evening that we went back to Locko.

It's a good place to visit at the moment - not far from home, the 'footpath' is a good wide road to the hall, there's a huge open area by the lake if anyone wants to sit and picnic, and there's little car parking so not many people visit.

We'd only intended to walk down to the lake but the evening was so nice that we carried on a little way, following a footpath up to a wood where there are lovely views back over the park, then through the trees, listening to the birdsong around us, before re-tracing our steps.

As with the trip to Shipley, it was lovely to get out, away from houses and traffic, to see no one other than a few walkers, to walk under trees, and even to see cows grazing in the distance.

The highlight though was seeing the numerous goslings, mostly out on the lake accompanied by watchful parents, though the Canada geese were braver (and their goslings a little older) and had taken up a spot on the grassy bank.