14 Polyramblers and a guest set off for our walk, on a sunny Sunday morning. We crossed Hammersmith Bridge to walk along the River Thames via the towpath towards Barnes, we walked through the Leg of Mutton nature reserve and spotted a couple of herons patiently fishing.
Just before our lunch stop we saw a family of Egyptian Geese, mum, dad and at least 10 very young goslings who were feeding and paddling on the foreshore under the watchful eyes of their parents.

Onward then to Barnes Common Park for our lunch stop next to the pond.

Homeward then to cross over Barnes bridge and back along the towpath. We had a quick visit to see Hogarth’s grave in Chiswick cemetery.

The walk ended with a refreshment stop at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

Jackie Copeland

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