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Part of the walk featured a communication station. It even contained a little sign, explaining what it was, and its purpose...

"This is a British Telecom microwave radio station which helps to relay throughout the country an ever increasing number of telephone messages, telecommunications data and television signals. Micro radio waves travel by line of sight and so it is essential the aerials are sited at high points. Neverthe ness, we have kept the size of the aerials to a minimum so as not to detract from the beauty of the National Park.

the station is 982ft above sea level and is near the route of the Lyke Wake Walk which starts at Sheep Wash car park, Osmotherley, to Beacon Howes, Ravenscar (a distance of 40 miles) and is actually on the route of the Coast to Coast Way (190 miles from Bees Head, South of Whitehaven with Robin Hoods Bay near Whitby and the Cleveland Way )from Helmsley to Filey, a distance of 93 miles)

Walk #11, from Osmotherly, along the Cleveland Way, along to the Cod Beck Reservoir, and finally back into the village. Roughly 5 miles, with some absolutely stunning shots across the Tees Valley.

The weather was pretty much perfect, an occasional black cloud would drift over, but there was no more than a few drops of rain for the full walk.

Wildlife was in abundance, with everything from rabbits to dogs wearing t-shirts. OK, the last one isn't wildlife, but you know what I mean.

I also heard my very first "Tawny Owl", though it was deep in woodland, so never got the chance to actually see it.

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