Glenarm Forest

As time was pressing in Glenarm, (we had decided to take advantage of the established high pressure system and favourable tides to continue on down the East Coast) we took Billy the harbourmasters advice and after looking through the town wandered into Glenarm Forest.

This was no great stretch of the legs as it is just at the end of the Main Street.

We were soon enveloped in a leafy cocoon with tall ivy covered trees on both side, it made a bit of a change from the heathland of Rathlin.

We soon came upon the first of the sculptures which are a feature of the forest, Billy told us that they were all done with a chainsaw, they are very skilled carvings.

Not always as easy to find as this fella!

As time was pressing we decided to do a truncated walk by dropping down to a return path along the river. The forest extends for several kilometres up the beautiful Glenn of Glenarm. Unfortunately we weren't going to have time to explore properly.

The woodland really was delightful reminding Lynne of some areas round our home near the west Pennines moors.

I felt sure some of this scenery must have featured in "game of thrones" a TV series filmed in Northern Ireland. I shall study the box set when we can get around to watching it!

Lynne is very fond of owls....

This was the first fish we had come across for a while that we hadn't eaten!

As we rejoined the main path towards town, I reflected on the fact that we hadn't really had the opportunity to explore the Glens of Antrim more thoroughly. A lovely part of the world right enough!

Very grateful to Billy for the heads up.