Tag Archives: marsh

269 Fleetwood to Cockerham

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

A good walk, but shame about the footpath obstructions. Continue reading →

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258 Neston to Heswall

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The footpath follows the line of the coast, but the sea is now a green expanse of marsh. Continue reading →

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257 pm Neston to Parkgate

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I battle through reeds and long grasses, before reaching a seaside resort that is no longer by the sea. Continue reading →

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248 Red Wharf Bay to Glan-yr-afon

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

This coastal landscape reminds me of Norfolk. It’s a patchwork quilt of flat-topped islands threaded through with channels of sluggish water. Continue reading →

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239a Valley to Silver Bay

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I cross over onto Holy Island and take a wrong turn, before arriving at a shimmering silver beach. Continue reading →

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214 (am) Borth to Tre’r-ddol

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk along the edge of The Great Bog, a lonely and spooky place. Continue reading →

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183(pm) Burry Port to Pembrey

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

I watch a dumper truck clearing sand from the beach, walk past a mussel farm, and get lost in Pembrey Country Park. Continue reading →

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182(pm) Llanelli and Seaside

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

I am back on the coast again – well, maybe not the coast exactly. It’s still river and estuary, with plenty of mud and marsh. Continue reading →

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181 Llanmadoc to Pen-clawdd

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

It feels deliciously decadent to be out walking on a Monday morning, instead of working. I could catch a bus to Llanmadoc, but my B&B landlady offers me a lift instead. Double decadence! She drops me off by the church, from … Continue reading →

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Stage 31. Gravesend to Egypt Bay

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Ruth Livingstone

During this walk of Great Expectations, I pass through Dicken’s wet and marshy countryside, encounter two old forts, a sunken schooner, the launch site of an ancient torpedo and stumble through the marshlands of the Hoo Peninsula. Continue reading →

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