Morning Walk from Dean 7 January 2007
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Crossing the paddock near Upper Dean Church |
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Climbing the farm road |
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The Yelden - Shelton byway |
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Puddles on the farm road to Middle Lodge |
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Bridleway up to Chelveston Airfield |
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Descending from Chelveston airfield towards Shelton |
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Lower down the path to Shelton |
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Passing a farmhouse in Shelton |
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Path to Dean Windmill |
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The newly confined path below Dean Windmill. |
Figure of Eight walk from Yelden 1 January 2007
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Leaving The Chequers for the New Years Day walk |
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Rounding the path beside the fence of the new village hall |
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The Old Caldecott Road was converted into a "Quiet Lane" in 1955, years before such things were thought of, when it was severed by the run-off extension of the nuclear bomber runway |
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The severed section of the old Caldecott Road - now a bridleway |
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Descending the footpath to Caldecott |
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Tea break in the shelter of a village hedge |
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setting out on the bridleway from Chelveston to Yelden |
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Higher up on the bridleway, with some houses of Chelveston village visible in the background |
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Walking between the fences of the former airfield, with the Nene Valley in the background |
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An anchor point of the former aerials obstructs the bridleway. The fencing contractor tried to dig it out, went down the full depth of a JCB jib, failed to find the bottom, and gave up. |
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A flood just inside the Bedfordshire border. The water hangs out here while it tries to decide whether to flow west to the Nene or east to the Ouse |
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A ploughed bridleway in Bedfordshire |
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Gateposts for the bridleway at Middle Lodge |
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The Chequers at lunchtime |
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Leaving Yelden for the afternoon walk |
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Above Rifle Range Farm, with Yelden Church in the background |
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Resident of the kennels keeps an eye on a passing pack of humans |
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Walking to Melchbourne |
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Melchbourne Church |
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Melchbourne village |
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Returning to Yelden |