Paimpont Lake covers an area of 50 hectares (appx. 125 acres) and is surrounded by Paimpont Forest on three sides and Paimpont village on the fourth. It is a popular haunt for visitors who appreciate the footpath that runs around the northern edge. There has long been a project to extend the footpath so that visitors might walk around the entire perimeter of the lake and this last autumn the project was completed, although not entirely as expected by most people. In order to preserve the natural state of the habitat on the southern and western sides of the lake, only the minimum of work has been carried out to the natural pathways using materials sympathetic to the local environment. I walked the entire lake path this afternoon and here you see the path through one of the natural marshy areas close to the banks of the lake. If you were to slip and land in the mud, you would quickly find yourself embedded up to your thighs so care (and a certain amount of agility) is needed to complete the walk safely.
The fallen birch tree and the branches have the semblance of an animal...cat with small head?..struggling to get free. A suitable reminder of what lies underfoot. Well spotted.
January 23rd, 2015
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