Elaine's 7.3 mile walk, starting at the bus stop near the Victoria Embankment, was aimed at visiting the newly-built Waterside Bridge and Colwick Country Park, both for the first time. The route took us to the Wilford Suspension Bridge; back along the Trent; under Trent Bridge and Lady Bay Bridge to the new Waterside Bridge for a drinks stop at Trent Basin. Then we followed the river to Racecourse Road to enter Colwick Country Park near Colwick Hall. After circumnavigating the lakes in the park we reached the new Holme Sluices Fish Pass, one of our targets for the day.After returning to Waterside Bridge, we crossed The Hook Nature Reserve to Lady Bay before joining and following the Grantham Canal for a short distance as far as Radcliffe Road to catch a bus back to Bingham
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| Elaine briefs us on the Victoria Embankment |
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| Trent Bridge (1871) |
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| Riverside Memorial Arch |
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| Wilford Suspension Bridge (1906) |
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| Trent Bridge |
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| These two arches (just off route) are the remains of the 15-arch Old Trent Bridge which dates back to 1364 |
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| Grantham Canal (to be joined later) meets the Trent |
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| Lady Bay Bridge (1878) |
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| First view of Waterside Bridge |
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| Mural beneath the bridge |
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| Trent Basin - coffee stop |
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| Permissive footpath between the River Crescent flats and the Trent |
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| Nottingham Racecourse |
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| Remains of Colwick Church |
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| Front view of Colwick Hall |
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| Rear view of Colwick Hall |
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| Heron taking flight from Colwick Lake (with a little bit of help from ChatGPT) |
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| Holme Sluices (private bridge) |
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After hatching, young salmon hide in riverbed gravel. As they grow, they stay in the river for many years. They then turn silvery, ready to travel to the sea, At sea, they feed and grow, then come back to the River Trent to breed. |
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| Fish pass around Holme Sluices |
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| Back to the Waterside Bridge after lunch |
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| And along a short section of the Grantham Canal to reach Radcliffe Road and catch the #90 bus back to Bingham |
Elaine's 7.3 mile walk, starting at the bus stop near the Victoria Embankment, was aimed at visiting the newly-built Waterside Bridge and Colwick Country Park, both for the first time. The route took us to the Wilford Suspension Bridge; back along the Trent; under Trent Bridge and Lady Bay Bridge to the new Waterside Bridge for a drinks stop at Trent Basin. Then we followed the river to Racecourse Road to enter Colwick Country Park near Colwick Hall. After circumnavigating the lakes in the park we reached the new Holme Sluices Fish Pass, one of our targets for the day.
