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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Briton Ferry
(A Stepping Stones Short Walk)

24th April 2010

Leader: Gail Allen




Gail led us along the Neath Canal from Briton Ferry on a lovely spring day with the flowers in bloom.  We saw a snake swimming in the river which made a change to the usual Mallards!  We walked so far north on the canal towpath then turned around and retraced our steps back to the start.



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Photographs



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Leader: Gail Allen


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Joining the Neath Canal from Briton Ferry


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Industrial units border canal at first


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Approaching Giants Grave


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Canal Bridge marks the canal's return to countryside


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Cowslips in bloom beside canal


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Walking northward


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Canal path used by National Cycle Path 47


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Beautiful sunny day to walk the canal


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Estuary of the Neath River to the right


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Gordon tells us about the area


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Gail enjoying taking us for a walk


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Group enjoying the canal


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Gail enjoying a joke with Zetta and Gordon


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Canal makes for easy relaxed walking


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Have to pass under a number of bridges


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A snake decided it didn't like our company


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Neither did the mallards


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Joggers and families enjoy this stretch of canal near Neath


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So does a heron


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... and the very young - chauffeured in style


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Another heron


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Bulrushes exploded


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Starting on our way back along the canal


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Over the bridge near Giants Grave


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Everyone still enjoying it


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Five minutes back to the cars!




All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2010
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