Calke Abbey - new set

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...I've just processed another set from last weekend ....praise and criticism welcome of course!

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Re: Calke Abbey - new set

Three and four are my favourites....and the last one says something about NT custodianship of the location.

[tesarver]

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Nice set Brian

Tom

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Thanks Tom

[Stan]

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the flowers and the mono old guy are the best

Stan

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Thanks Stan

[TonyT]

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I like the second Brian and the old guy, what made you visit Calke? its not one of the major homes in the area, such as Chatworth, though thats wrapped in scaffolding at the moment.

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Thanks Tony....we decided to join National Trust and go to the locations that we've not been to before....such as Speke Hall and Dunham Massey....we used to go to Tatton quite regularly when the children were small.....but want to visit these properties and others and do the full tour without kids in tow. Four visits and membership pays for itself....having joined on 1/7/17 we get till 31/7/18.....so 13 months to get our moneys worth.

[TonyT]

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I know the feeling I am a member too, got your free Bino's?
I go there often so it makes sense. there are a couple of hides too, one at the bottom of the main car park near the deer fence on the left. It is where I photograph my woodpeckers from, as you get three Greater Spotted all the time.

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Thanks for the heads up Tony!

[TonyT]

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If you go again at anytime

The other hide is when you come in and go over the cattle grid, just past it about 60 foot on the right is a trail, go down that, turn right after the gate and follow it down then take the right path ( about 50 foot down), hide there for the reed buntings etc I have posted.
Another nice place is the reservoir, when you leave and drive out of the back gate turn left and there is a car park at the end, a path leads you down to the reservoir and if you stay on it it goes over the weir and up around the deer park, you can do a complete circuit and back via the exit to the car park, about 4 miles. but the short way to the reservoir is as above.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke-abbey/trails/calke-park-staunton-harold-walk

weir with path over

https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g499589-d6219531-i223939112-Staunton_Harold_Reservoir-Melbourne_Derbyshire_England.html

path along reservoir to weir

http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/fd5914ff571f429d9ac6f4e8cb51c601/staunton-harold-reservoir-calke-derbyshire-england-uk-ay8nwn.jpg

https://davidoakesimages.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/willow-at-staunton-harold-reservoir-derbys-march-_0399.jpg

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Re: Calke Abbey - new set

..good info, thanks for taking the time, I missed this earlier

[ColytonJohn]

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A good and varied set

Cheers,
John