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Pleasantly mild this morning in #Royden. Parched grass and peak heather in places. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Cloudless sky and not much by way of a breeze this morning in #Royden. New floor show at Benty’s.

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Brief visit to #Royden this morning. Heron striking a pose on the mere. Ducklings all present and correct. Coffee and carbs at the courtyard.

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Warm, borderline hot, in #Royden this morning. That said, cooling breeze up top and lots of welcome shade under the trees. The meadows have been a visual delight this year. Heron on the mere.

Pleasantly warm for a walk to Benty’s and back. It being Sunday afternoon, railway in full swing for kids and parents.

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Breezy and a little humid this morning in #Royden so not feeling particularly sprightly. Tayberry scone at Benty’s which I’m pretty sure is named for the river, not you-know-who. Walled garden quiet but busy elsewhere.

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Bit of a leisurely stroll this morning down to Paton Field then back up through the heather. Coffee and a v nice raspberry scone at Benty’s before moving on to #Royden to see the ducklings.

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Nearly chinstrap weather in places this morning in #Royden. Coffee in a very pretty paper cup at Benty’s (dishwasher kaput). Ducklings also out for their morning circuit.

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Overcast sky for slightly lethargic tour de #Royden this morning. Modified route to view heather. Ducklings in split locations, some dozing on bale. Benty’s onto pyo raspberries.

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Cloudy this morning in #Royden. Gardeners busy in walled garden so view from gate without going in and photos of adjacent v small Garden of Tranquility (lovely seats, never seen them used) and back gate. Charlie Landsborough new to me.

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Cloudy this morning in #Royden, relatively cool after recent excesses. Just a brief visit. Coffee and carbs at the courtyard.

More temperate weather so a slow return to business as usual, 5 miles, mostly fast walking. #Royden predictably busy on the main routes, fairly quiet elsewhere.

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Pleasant early morning walk in #Royden as temperatures drop closer to summer norms. Up to Thor’s Stone and adjacent Thor’s Pebble (?) Shaggy cows in the shade and some cute ducklings on the mere. Raspberry scone at Benty’s v nice and surely 1 of my 5 a day?

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Not exactly the best night’s sleep ever but off to #Royden before the midday heat for a quick plod. Spotted some hairy cattle and an actual fish in the mere. All also feeling the heat, I expect. Cooling off a bit after today (hopefully).

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Gentle plod round #Royden, sticking to shade as much as possible. Heather starting to show more prominently. Greasby brook exposing its sandy bottom. Distant view of lavender growing at Benty’s (used for wax melts apparently). Moorhen chicks growing fast.

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Gentle meander around a warm and fairly quiet #Royden. Heard a couple of nuthatches and spotted a few more fungi whose appearance is apparently more to do with humidity than temperature.

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Have bought one of those cheap and cheerful electronic hand fans. Only problem is I keep wanting to refer to it in faux Lady Bracknell tones as “A handfan?” and I think that’s going to get old very quickly.

Out a little earlier than usual and keeping to the shade in #Royden. Bit of a breeze in the courtyard cafe.

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Pleasantly warm this morning in #Royden. Cooling effect of the trees is going to be welcome over the next few days. Noticed a few fungi fruiting.

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