Club Walk, Rothley Lake - Sunday 6th September 2020.
On Sunday, 6th September 2020, Morpeth Camera Club held its third socially distanced walk with a visit to Rothley
Lake on the National Trusts Wallington estate. This little known highlight ( sometimes described as a hidden gem ),
is not normally open to the public but can be visited on one of the National Trust’s guided visits or by arrangement
with the trust.
This site was part of Sir Walter Blackett’s pleasure ground, originally created in the late 1760s that included a deer
park, Rothley Castle (a folly) and a second lake, designed by Capability Brown and now used for fishing. Today the
site has become a mature woodland that is home to a number of veteran beech and scots pine trees, some of which
are up to about 250 years old and are said to be some of the largest examples in Northumberland. The site also
provides rich habitats that are a haven for wildlife including otter, badger, red squirrel, bats wide range of birdlife.
After entering the site we walked along the woodland paths to and around parts of the lake giving us views of the
lake and views of Codger's Fort and Rothley Lake House in the distance.
During this walk the members and guests participating made the most of enjoying the location on a very pleasant
late summer afternoon. Opportunities for photography included views of the lake surrounded by lush vegetation
and its reflections in the water, the trees, mosses, other plants and a large number of fungi that were growing on
the woodland floor fallen trees and rotting tree stumps.
Glyn Trueman.
More images from this walk have been posted by participants on the club's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1385983871633399
Lake on the National Trusts Wallington estate. This little known highlight ( sometimes described as a hidden gem ),
is not normally open to the public but can be visited on one of the National Trust’s guided visits or by arrangement
with the trust.
This site was part of Sir Walter Blackett’s pleasure ground, originally created in the late 1760s that included a deer
park, Rothley Castle (a folly) and a second lake, designed by Capability Brown and now used for fishing. Today the
site has become a mature woodland that is home to a number of veteran beech and scots pine trees, some of which
are up to about 250 years old and are said to be some of the largest examples in Northumberland. The site also
provides rich habitats that are a haven for wildlife including otter, badger, red squirrel, bats wide range of birdlife.
After entering the site we walked along the woodland paths to and around parts of the lake giving us views of the
lake and views of Codger's Fort and Rothley Lake House in the distance.
During this walk the members and guests participating made the most of enjoying the location on a very pleasant
late summer afternoon. Opportunities for photography included views of the lake surrounded by lush vegetation
and its reflections in the water, the trees, mosses, other plants and a large number of fungi that were growing on
the woodland floor fallen trees and rotting tree stumps.
Glyn Trueman.
More images from this walk have been posted by participants on the club's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1385983871633399