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I enjoyed a walk around Codnor Reservoir this morning. The weather continues to be very warm and the water looked quite calm.

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While I was here, I decided to look for a geocache. The cache was magnetic, and the clue said, “think of the kinds of places that trolls like to live.” That obviously made me think of bridges.

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There is an old, defunct bridge next to the reservoir, so I am guessing that was the hiding place for the cache.

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I'm not very good at finding geocaches but as it was a small magnetic one, I thought the obvious place was the metal bar. I found it straight away. I signed the piece of paper inside to say what day I'd found it and then I replaced it.

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I also spent some time watching the wildlife around the reservoir. Looking down from above, I realised the resident swans have had four cygnets. They were sat with mum. Dad was doing what daddy swans do and was chasing all the other birdlife off the lake.

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I also spotted a mallard duck and her four ducklings sleeping by the side of the lake.

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As I walked over the metal bridge, I looked down to see another six ducklings with their parents. I'm pleased we are having such lovely weather so they will hopefully thrive.

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I continued my walk back to my car. It had been a lovely morning with plenty of wildlife to see, and I was pleased that I had managed to find the geocache as well.

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