Day walk around the Deans 7 December 2008
Photo by Lorna
![]() |
Hardy walkers enjoying the winter sunlight |
Morning walk from Maidwell 30 November 2008
![]() |
A field-edge footpath just west of Maidwell SP 741 767 looking east-north-east |
![]() |
Descending through Dale Wood towards Dale Farm SP 740 765 looking north |
![]() |
Peacocks SP 736 766 |
![]() |
View southwards across the valley. SP 723 762 |
![]() |
Climbing the ridge between Blueberry Lodge and the Brampton Valley Way SP 743 750 looking west-north-west |
![]() |
The Brampton Valley Way - the former Northampton - Market Harborough railway, just south of the A508 SP 750 751 looking south-south-west |
![]() |
The path from the railway to Maidwell gives a view of the footbridge SP 754 769 looking east |
![]() |
High Style SP 754 769 looking east |
![]() |
Maidwell Church SP 749 769 looking south-west |
Morning walk from Harrold Country Park 19 October 2008
![]() |
Setting out from Harrold Country Park SP 957 569 looking south |
![]() |
Footpath from Odell Church to Hobbs Green - not yet restored across the cultivated field. SP 964 585 looking south-west |
![]() |
An uncultivated section of the path (Odell Church to Hobbs Green) SP 966 587 looking south-west |
![]() |
Yelnow Lane - in relatively dry conditions. The 4X4s which made the ruts have been banned for the winter. SP 964 595 looking south-east |
![]() |
A leafier section of Yelnow Lane SP 961 597 looking south-east |
![]() |
The perimeter track of Podington airfield SP 948 597 looking south-east |
![]() |
The bridleway, from Podington airfield to Grange Farm, is separated by barbed wire from the farm access track. SP 946 593 looking north |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
The only stile of the walk - and difficult to cross! SP 942 584 looking north-west |
![]() |
Some prefer a hole in the hedge SP 942 584 looking north-east |
![]() |
Footpath beside Park Wood SP 940 582 looking east-north-east |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
Return to Harrold Country Park SP 956 567 looking south |