Pup Obi Travels

Today’s Out Walk was at Macclesfield Forest, the car East of Cheshire. A trail that will take us up and down through the various landscape of the forest.

We started the walk at Teggs Nose Country Park car park which meant a descent down to the Forest which lies across Toot and Nessit hillsides. Walking through the trees of the forest on this June day was really enjoyable and pleasant. The shadows the branches casted providing shade and light.

Our walk took us out of the Forest at one point to Forest Chapel. St Stephan’s Chapel. The original Chapel was built in 1673, the present chapel dates from 1834 when it was rebuilt. The rolling landscape of the hills beyond is fascinating visuals after the walk through the forest.

We returned to the forest as we circled away from St Stephen’s Church and returned to the forest as we worked towards the reservoirs which lie at the foot of Teggs Nose . The name Tegg’s Nose is of uncertain origin, though the most likely theories connect it to the old name “Tegge’s Naze” which refers to a southern promontory on the hill, and “Naze” meaning a high point.

Towards the end of the wall are a set of reservoirs which lies below Teggs Nose and rather popular aea for people to walk as there a local pub nearby. Bottoms Reservoir was the first of the reservoirs to be built in 1849. Followed by the other reservoirs which have become a heaven for wildlife like wildfowl, water voles and varying aquatic insects.

Spotted the odd duck, but not much else. Quiet day at the reservoirs. Beyond the reservoir we had to ascend back up to the car park again.

All in all, it was a great walk. A new place I have never been to before, so walking around the forest was interesting.