Higham Ferrers Footpath Group

Photographs of Our Walks, October, November, December 2008

Day walk around the Deans 7 December 2008
Morning walk from Maidwell 30 November 2008
Morning walk from Harrold Country Park 19 October 2008


Day walk around the Deans 7 December 2008
Photo by Lorna

DSC00113 by Lorna Hardy walkers enjoying the winter sunlight
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Morning walk from Maidwell 30 November 2008

DSCN3933copy A field-edge footpath just west of Maidwell
SP 741 767 looking east-north-east
DSCN3934copy Descending through Dale Wood towards Dale Farm
SP 740 765 looking north
DSCN3936copy Peacocks
SP 736 766
DSCN3938copy View southwards across the valley.
SP 723 762
DSCN3940copy Climbing the ridge between Blueberry Lodge and the Brampton Valley Way
SP 743 750 looking west-north-west
DSCN3942copy The Brampton Valley Way - the former Northampton - Market Harborough railway, just south of the A508
SP 750 751 looking south-south-west
DSCN3943copy The path from the railway to Maidwell gives a view of the footbridge
SP 754 769 looking east
DSCN3944copy High Style
SP 754 769 looking east
DSCN3945copy Maidwell Church
SP 749 769 looking south-west
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Morning walk from Harrold Country Park 19 October 2008

DSCN3734copy Setting out from Harrold Country Park
SP 957 569 looking south
DSCN3736copy Footpath from Odell Church to Hobbs Green - not yet restored across the cultivated field.
SP 964 585 looking south-west
DSCN3737copy An uncultivated section of the path (Odell Church to Hobbs Green)
SP 966 587 looking south-west
DSCN3739copy Yelnow Lane - in relatively dry conditions. The 4X4s which made the ruts have been banned for the winter.
SP 964 595 looking south-east
DSCN3740copy A leafier section of Yelnow Lane
SP 961 597 looking south-east
DSCN3742copy The perimeter track of Podington airfield
SP 948 597 looking south-east
DSCN3743copy The bridleway, from Podington airfield to Grange Farm, is separated by barbed wire from the farm access track.
SP 946 593 looking north
DSCN3745copy The bridleway occupies the old track to Grange Farm - the landowner's new access is separated by a fence.
SP 943 587 looking north-east
DSCN3746copy The only stile of the walk - and difficult to cross!
SP 942 584 looking north-west
DSCN3750copy Some prefer a hole in the hedge
SP 942 584 looking north-east
DSCN3752copy Footpath beside Park Wood
SP 940 582 looking east-north-east
DSCN3755copy Footpath beside the brook, Harrold. Walkers, misled by deep shadow into thinking that night is falling, are dissolving into their yogic essential energies
SP 950 568 looking west
DSCN3756copy Return to Harrold Country Park
SP 956 567 looking south
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