Morning walk from Arthingworth 18 January 2009
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The path from Arthingworth to Braybrook SP 749 827 looking south-east |
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A muddy uphill section of the path SP 748 831 looking south |
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A decent field-edge track SP 750 837 looking south-west |
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Walking the footpath to Braybrook across corn stubble direct-drilled with oil-seed rape - and not restored last year! SP 757 840 looking west |
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Heading for the Brampton Valley Way along another crossfield path, with Braybrook Church on the horizon SP 750 847 looking east |
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Teabreak in the shelter of trees by a brook SP 746 849 |
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Oxenden tunnel on the Brampton Valley Way SP 739 835 looking south |
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Light at the end of the tunnel SP 737 831 looking south |
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Brampton Valley Way SP 737 827 looking north |
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Leaving the Brampton Valley Way for Arthingworth SP 739 817 looking north-west |
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Taking the Countryside Stewardship route in preference to the bridleway SP 739 817 looking north-west |
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Return to Arthingworth SP 748 816 looking east |
Morning walk from Sharnbrook 4 January 2009
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Sharnbrook Church SP 993 596 looking south |
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Footpath around a Colworth field SP 987 600 looking south-east |
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Colworth woods SP 985 605 looking east |
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Footpath to Souldrop SP 982 610 looking south-east |
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A frozen crossfield path on the edge of Souldrop SP 987 620 looking south-west |
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Hazel catkins in West Wood SP 992 622 |
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Tea break in the shelter of West Wood SP 992 622 |
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Path alongside West Wood to Knotting Green SP 998 625 looking north-west |
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Knotting Green cottages TL 005 624 looking north |
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Heading for Arnoe Farm TL 008 621 looking west |
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A view of Arnoe Farm TL 013 612 looking north-east |
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Path from Temple Wood to the A6 TL 006 605 looking north-north-east |
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Nearing Sharnbrook TL 001 598 looking west-south-west |
Figure of Eight Walk around Melchbourne 1 January 2009
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Setting out from St Johns Arms TL 030 662 looking south |
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Permissive bridleway near Grange Farm TL 033 666 looking south |
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The bridleway between Grange Farm and Dean Lodge TL 033 671 looking south |
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Further along the bridleway between Grange Farm and Dean Lodge TL 033 673 looking south |
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Looking south to the scots pines near Dean Lodge from TL 035 676 |
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The crossfield bridleway would normally be muddy, but was still frozen TL 029 679 looking south-east |
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Our leader, not to be denied, found us some lovelly liquid mud down in the byway, sheltered from frost by overgrowing trees and hedges. Why was this direct road between Yielden and Shelton never tarmaced? TL 027 681 looking north-east |
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Climbing out of the Til valley TL 026 674 looking west |
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The high road to Grange Farm TL 028 672 looking north |
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Scots pine at Grange Farm TL 030 665 looking north |
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Lunch at St Johns Arms TL 029 662 |
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Start of the Afternoon walk - and our first stile TL 029 659 looking south-east |
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Friends? TL 028 660 |
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The path from Crowfield Farm to Inn Farm TL 019 659 looking north-west |
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further along the path from Crowfield to Inn Farm TL 021 660 looking south-west |
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Walking past Barton's Spinney TL 022 657 looking north-north-west |
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Passing Inn Farm TL 025 655 looking north-west |
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Hillands Plantation TL 025 655 looking north-north-east |
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Melchbourne TL 028 654 looking north-east |
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Returning to St Johns Arms TL 031 661 looking west |