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Sandman
29-12-2008, 07:31 PM
The Team Valley Culvert runs along most of the length of the Team Valley Training estate(TVTE)

Myself , Doozer and kona(both non-members) had been planning this trip for a couple of months but thanks to the poor British summer weather and our own commitments we didn’t get around to actually going untill early September but it proved to be well worth the wait.

We had already done a reccy the previous weekend while doing another site so knew that wadders would be required along with hi-viz as our point of entry would be on a busy roundabout on the southern end on the TVTE near the Angel of the north at the junction of the TVTE and the A1.

The culvert itself isnt totally inclosed. The roof is steel meshed for 90% of the run alllowing the greenery above to trail down giving some rather nice effects and inspiring the name.


Looking into the culvert
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0039.jpg

Splishy splashy Doozer takes the lead
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0029.jpg

Earwax
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0016.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0015.jpg

After Otex ear drops
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0007.jpg

Kona gets a close up
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0006.jpg

Doozers turn
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0033.jpg

Plants and pipes
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0014.jpg

Group shots
Normaly I wouldn’t bother obscuring faces but as this in the open I'm using descretion
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0020.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h320/landyloony/team%20valley%20culvert/2008_0309stanningtonROC0021.jpg

:thumb

doozer
02-04-2009, 02:12 PM
Was considering posting some 'back in the day' stuff when I found this report...

Hanging Gardens is definitely my favourite culvert, in the world, ever. Probably because I only ever go when it's hot and sunny, and it's lovely to have the warmth of the sun and the birdies tweeting away, when you are kinda underground. It's also nice and fresh, being river water, and fairly shallow (again, I always go when it's sunny ;))

Here's some pics from various visits, including Sandman's best disguise to date, and Kevin the Horse...


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2321855408_f2e8e5b946.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2485976260_f42510cb6d.jpg?v=0 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2485975096_c43545dc88.jpg?v=0

THE END IS NEIGH. sorry
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/2485156633_6c9f178ddc.jpg?v=0