27.6.25 from Groby Pool in a circular direction via Jades. Newtown Linford.

Friday 27^th June.  We were in the middle of a heatwave and decided to take a walk we had done before from Groby Pool to Jades Tearoom in Newtown Linford.  We decided to reverse our normal route to complete the longer half before coffee in the cooler morning and make use of the greater shade for the afternoon return journey.

We were a group of 15 and we walked through parched fields until getting to Sheet Hedges Wood where we were able to walk through the trees.  It was here we saw interesting fungus on a rotting tree.

Today the butterflies were white, whereas earlier in the week they had been brown.

From the Wood we walked down to Newtown Linford and Jades Tearoom.

On our way back towards Groby Pool we saw the Queen Jane Grey Pillarbox topper commemorating a famous resident of Bradgate Park.

Groby Pool was well populated with Swans, Ducks and Geese.

.Pictures taken today on my practice walk:

1 – Fan, didn’t give much breeze.

2 – Towards Newtown Linford

3 – Cornflower

4 – The Objective

5 – Low hanging branch

6 Groby Pool

These photos are from the actual walk.

Jades

Groby pool

More photos from another photographer.

Thank you to our leader this week, a great walk.

Looking forward to seeing you all next week.

Burbage Woods 20/06/2025 Temp in Woods 27 degrees

 
We've walked around Burbage woods before and as there's a  good chance we could get lost, it was a good idea to check out a route.

             

We got started, the plan was to keep in the shade and out of the sun.

Most of the photos are taken in the woods, please enjoy.                                         

                                 

Choosing the shaded seats at our regular break at Acorns at the visitor centre.

Nice and cool in there!

Back to the woods.

                                      

Some have to play first.

Back on track.

All cool and a very good walk in very warm conditions.