High Sweden Bridge

Distance: about 6 miles
Ascent: 350m
Weather: occasional sunshine, short hail shower

After a lie in and relaxed breakfast watching the birds in the trees in the garden (nuthatch,  treecreeper, blue tits, bfp, robin) we headed off for a walk around the unflooded parts of Borrans Park. Here we saw lots of Canada Geese, one pink footed goose, pied wagtails,  meadow pippets, mallards and goldeneyes.

From the park (grey heron visible on rock outcrop, then it was sitting just a little farther down as we came back) we crossed the footbridge and walked along Under Loughrigg, then up the rocky path to High Sweden Bridge.

The return route was down the new track they've made for the building of the new hydroelectric power system down Scandale Beck. The newly built access track looks horrible at the moment, but it's for a good cause and hopefully will settle into the landscape once the grass and plants have grown a bit.

We returned through the park, although the driveway was only just round the corner.