Afternoon walk from Swineshead 26 April 2009
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Walking beside a field of beans south of Swinshead, with the Church spire visible in the background TL 055 652 looking north |
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Walking a diverted bridleway TL 062 649 looking north-west |
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There is now a good foot-trod through Poplar Spinney TL 063 644 looking east-north-east |
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Cowslips beside the path TL 061 642 |
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Bluebells and cowslips TL 061 642 |
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Our leader explains the sexual habits of Lords and Ladies TL 057 638 |
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The footpath beside Willow Spinney, with a view over the Riseley valley to the Melchbourne woods TL 058 638 looking north-west |
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The old road into Keysoe TL 069 630 looking north-west |
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Climbing the ridge back to Swineshead, with Keysoe Church on the horizon TL 067 640 looking south-south-east |
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Stitchwort with Bluebell growing in a hedge TL 070 642 looking |
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Return to Swineshead TL 064 652 looking west-north-west |
Morning walk from Hardwick 19 April 2009
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Meeting in Hardwick SP 851 699 looking south-west |
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The path to Little Harrowden is well restored through wheat SP 855 702 looking south-west |
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A sociable path - room for two abreast SP 860 706 looking south-west |
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Looking back to the double pylon line from near Little Harrowden SP 864 709 looking south-west |
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The path by the brook gives a view of early-flowering oil-seed rape SP 862 709 looking north-east |
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Walking a path which has not been restored SP 841 709 looking east, towards Little Harrowden, Orlingbury and Burton Wold |
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Walking the unrestored bridleway to Hardwick Lodge SP 839 706 looking north |
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Milk Maids (Lady's Smock, Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine pratensis; a bittercress of the cabbage family) in Hardwick Meadow SP 833 702 |
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Bluebells and primroses on the south side of Hardwick Wood SP 831 702 |
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Meadows near Hardwick Lodge SP 834 699 looking north |
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Spring lamb near Hardwick SP 839 698 |
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Wide sheep pasture SP 842 692 looking north-east |
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A difficult stile near Hardwick SP 845 695 |
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Returning to Hardwick across unrestored corn and rape SP 847 696 |
Morning walk from Stagsden 5 April 2009
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Setting out from Stagsden Church SP 982 490 looking north-west |
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Horseshoes in Stagsden SP 981 489 looking |
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Owl box SP 974 494 |
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Bridleway approaching Grange Farm through meadow grass SP 970 493 looking west |
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Cowslip growing on the side of a ditch SP 946 492 |
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Climbing a side-valley on the way to Turvey. We are passing blackthorn blossom - the first we have seen at the side of a path although it has been out for the past month. SP 945 510 looking south |
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Afternoon walk after a pleasant stop at the Three Cranes, Turvey SP 941 523 looking west |
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Turvey Park SP 947 520 looking north-west |
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Passing beneath the former Bedford - Northampton railway SP 950 514 looking north |
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A view of the Great Ouse valley SP 954 507 looking north-west |
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An interesting barrier on the way back to Stagsden SP 967 499 looking north |
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Meadows near Stagsden SP 970 496 looking west |
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Nearing Stagsden Church SP 977 492 looking east |