TL010/736 looking south-west
TL017/740 looking west
TL019/745
TL005/748
Morning Walk from Raunds 17 June 2007
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Walking the field edge track from Brooks Road, with Raunds Church in the background. TL010/736 looking south-west |
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Approaching the old railway through the upgrowth of a field-edge path, with a ditch on the right hidden by weeds. TL017/740 looking west |
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New Footbridge near old railway |
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New Steps up to old railway. |
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The steps were constructed by David Craddock's RA practical work team |
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More new steps provided by The Ramblers. |
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Restored path through rape to the east of the old railway |
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The path through the next rape field had not been cleared. We diverted around the field edge. TL019/745 |
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We continued along corn-wheelings to regain the bridleway near TL022/749 |
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The county boundary bridleway: we are in Northamptonshire but the left-hand hedge is in Cambridgeshire |
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In the field south of Brigg's Lodge Farm |
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Crossing the stile into Raunds Lodge farmyard |
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The gap in this hedge is protected by both a gate and a stile! TL005/748 |
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The last field before Raunds |
Morning Walk from Blatherwycke 15 April 2007
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Setting out from Blatherwyke. SP971/963 looking south. |
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The footpath 0.5km south of Fineshade. SP971/971 looking south. |
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Walking towards Fineshade Abbey. SP971/972 looking north |
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Our leader pointing out Fineshade Abbey. SP972/974 looking south |
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Climbing up the footpath from Fineshade Abbey to Kings Cliffe. SP973/975 looking west |
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Lynn Wood. SP976/974 looking west. |
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Crossing the field towards Britain Sale wood. SP980/974 looking west-north-west. |
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Walking alongside the blackthorn blossom in Britain Sale wood. sp981/973 looking north-west |
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Meadow and woodland. sp990/973 looking west. |
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Passing through Kings Cliffe garden field. TL001/970 looking north-east. |
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Highland Cow posing for a picture |
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Crossing a difficult stile at SP999/969 |
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More blackthorn blossom on the path to Blatherwyke. sp995/967 looking east-north-east |
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Looking across Blatherwycke Lake to the Mill. sp978/962 looking north-east |
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Blatherwycke Church, sp973/957. |
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Returning to our cars, with views of Blatherwycke Park Farm and Blatherwycke Lake. sp970/959 looking north. |