I've been meaning to get up early enough to head up to Whinlatter for ages but life seemed to get in the way! With the forecast clear and nothing on the agenda for this weekend we managed to head up there for just after 10 this morning. Very excited that a red squirrel ran across the road in front of us on our way up the mountain!
Having been official Forest bloggers for nearly a year our days there have a routine. Once we have availed ourselves of the facilities its straight up to the Wild Play area. This time via Go Ape to book my daughter and I in for a birthday treat as she will be old enough to do it from the middle of next month. I just hope that I can keep my courage up to complete the course as I am scared of heights...
Any way nothing to scare my kids in Wild Play and my son even made the slide go faster by sitting on his fleecy!
This trick didn't work so well on the straight slide as it went so fast he flew off the end!
It was such a lovely day to be walking through the forest:
With is being autumn there was a huge variety of fungi to see:
Of course the children were more interested in the play equipment:
My son was very brave and tried the wobbly one on his own:
Just to prove I was there my son took this shot of my daughter and I on the same thing:
My daughter then took over the camera to get revenge on her brother:
Then it was on to the kids' favourite Archimedes screws:
They can spend a huge amount of time mucking about the water:
It needs plenty of team work to get it right:
I had time to spot some early signs of autumn:
And admire my son's new walking boots (please note shorts in September!):
Other parents had obviously been observing their children's fun with a brew as they had left a mug behind:
There was certainly plenty of time for me to enjoy a few coffees whilst they were having fun:
The nearby pond is filling up with leaves falling from the trees:
