Morning Walk from Woodford 2 March 2008
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Setting out from Woodford SP970/771 looking WSW |
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Woodford Shrubbery SP972/772 looking W |
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Walking the path from the Shrubbery to the old railway SP977/773 looking W |
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This section of the former Northampton - Peterborough railway is a bridleway SP990/779 looking SSW |
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Teabreak near Thrapston's Nine Arch Bridge SP990/786 looking NW |
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Teabreak SP990/786 looking N |
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Drayton Park SP967/801 looking NE |
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Stables, Drayton House SP964/799 looking SE |
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Twywell Steps, constructed by the Ramblers work team up the former quarry face SP952/786 looking SW |
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Hoody Horse at Twywell |
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Twywell footbridge across the A14 - a major victory for the Ramblers 'safe crossings of the A14' campaign SP955/780 looking NW |
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Path from the A14 footbridge to Woodford - planted with corn and not restored SP957/779 looking NW |
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Return to Woodford Green SP966/770 looking SE |
Day Walk from Higham Ferrers 3 February 2008
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Assembling in Saffron Road car park by the new surgery for the 25th aniversary of the first ever walk of the group SP959/686 looking S |
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Crossing Saffron Field with the Church spire in the background SP958/686 looking SE |
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Walking from the Wharf Road bridge over the old course of the river to the footbridge over the A45 and new river, fresh from having our photo taken by Kit Mallin of the Northants Evening Telegraph SP952/687 looking E |
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Walking up the footbridge over the A45 & new river SP950/688 looking ESE |
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Walking down the A45 & new river footbridge SP949/688 looking ESE |
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The Nene Way to Ditchford SP946/685 looking E |
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Broadholm Weir footbridge SP941/685 looking E |
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Meadow near Ditchford SP933/684 looking E |
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The 'horse-jump' stile above Stone Cross cottage SP928/698 looking S |
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New steps up the quarry face, constructed by The Ramblers working with Northants County Council SP928/699 looking N |
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Litter blown from Sidegate Lane tip and trapped by the hedge SP924/705 looking SE |
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Assembling after lunch at The Bell PH, Finedon. The landlord had entertained us on our very first walk SP913/719 looking SW |
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The meadow approaching Nevilles Lodge SP927/710 looking NW |
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Crossing the new stile and bridge at Nevilles Lodge. The recently diverted path avoids the deep mud of the farmyard SP928/710 looking NW |
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The point where the path used to go through Whitworth's factory, the site of protest walks by the group in the 1980's SP937/703 looking SE |
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A back street in Irthlingborough SP941/704 looking NE |
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Taking a break in the shelter of St Peter's Church Irthlingborough SP947/706 looking SE |
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Crossing the causeway between Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers. The stone path has been scoured at this point by recent flood-waters SP952/700 looking NW |
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Crossing the A45 - Kings Meadow Lane footbridge to Higham Ferrers SP956/697 looking SE |