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Wednesday 27 July 2022
Leeds - Golden Acre Park
Brian, John and I rendezvoused at Leeds Bus Station for the 11:00 bus to Otley. Unfortunately the bus didn’t show and we had to wait for the 11:30 X84 to Ilkley.
However, the bus was full to the rafters and noisy so we decided to modify our day out and alighted at Golden Acre for a lovely tranquil walk through this vast North Leeds Park.
The weather was undecided with cloud and sunshine but we took advantage of both extremes as we meandered through the park on our way to the hide where Eddie loved to view all sorts of wildlife. Whilst we were in the Hide a couple told us of another hide a short distance away which we decided to check out and I’m glad we did for it has a huge expanse of water with lots of birds flying by and at rest. The first bird we saw was the eponymous Kingfisher and in the distance there was a Heron resting by the lake. There was also a twitcher in there with a camera set up who showed us close ups of the Kingfisher which were spectacular. We chatted for about ten minutes and worked our way back to the café stopping and resting by another lake to witness a variety of birds feeding on the lake. 
We then decided to visit the cafe for a coffee for me and chocolate lollies for John and Brian. Checking out our next adventure at the same time we decided on Littleborough to Walsden for the 3rd August leaving Leeds @ 10:18 arriving at around 11:30. John would be going from Bradford and would arrive @ 12:00 or earlier if he could.
Another great day out proving you sometimes don't need to travel far to achieve greatness and we certainly did that again today!
-- Colin Hendrick Ward
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