Higham Ferrers Footpath Group

Photographs of Our Walks, August 2009

Morning walk from Glapthorn 30 August 2009

	Walking the bridleway to Short Wood. The crop on the right is elephant grass, grown for biomass. There were several field of it around here. TL 022 911 looking east
	Walking past Short Wood TL 016 911
	A non-restored footpath through field beans TL 005 913 looking north-west
	A herd of cows wanders over to inspect us walkers from a safe distance TL 004 914
	A view of roadside cottages with Crossway Hand Farm and Southwick Wood on the horizon SP 994 917 looking north
	The path from Westwood Lodge to Provost Lodge, just to the north of Glapthorn Cow Pastures TL 001 909 looking west
	Returning to Glapthorn TL 014 910 looking south

Day walk in the Nene Valley 16 August 2009

	Crossing the A45 footbridge at Kings Meadow Lane. Higham Ferrers Church spire is visible. SP 956 697 looking south-south-east
	A view of Irthlingborough from the bridge over the River Nene SP 955 698 looking north-west
	Ditchford Weir. At one time, when there was no footbridge, we were expected to walk (swim) across the weir. SP 925 680 looking north
	Bridges of the Midland Main Line. Those furthest away carry the Wymington Deviation. SP 920 672 looking north-east
	Black Bridge across the River Nene, and Chester House, on the site of a Roman town. SP 991 639 looking south-east
	Footbridge across a ditch which used to be alongside the Northampton-Peterborough railway. The trackbed has been removed in these parts to 'tidy up' the valley - but it would have been useful as a pedestriam-cycleway! SP 911 671 looking east
	A bridge across a ditch on the other side of the old railway. The path to Irthlingborough road used to depart north-west from here, but nowadays there is no sign of it, and no sign of where it used to emerge on Irthlingborough road. SP 910 671 looking east
	Lock on the River Nene with its bridge for the convenience of boatmen SP 908 671 looking east
	Bridge across the River Ise near its confluence with the River Nene SP 907 670 looking east-north-east
	New footbridge across the River Nene. It serves the new Distribution Sheds beside the A45. The bridge is on the site of a former railway bridge of the Wellingborough - Northampton line. SP 905 669
	Approaching railway bridge bend on Irthlingborough Road SP 909 674
	Richard attempting a decrepit and overgrown concrete ladder stile over the fence of the long abandoned railway SP 927 683
	Bridge over Broadholm weir on our way back to Higham Ferrers SP 940 685

Evening walk: Alternative Energy in Higham Park 5 August 2009

	Biogen alternative energy factory seen from the rear gardens of houses on Avenue Road. They are the buildings in the background, just in front of the wood. Buildings in the mid-ground are farm barns. SP 980 644 looking south-east
	Looking south-west to the Biogen plant from SP 982 636 (one field east from Bencroft Grange on the A6)
	The access road to Biogen from the A6 SP 986 632 looking north-west
	A close view of the plant from a corner of the access land SP 986 632 looking south-east
	A last look at the Biogen plant from the farm road at SP 991 639
	The last evening walk of the season heads into the sunset SP 986 641 looking north-west

Morning Walk from Stow Longa 2 August 2009

	Setting off from Stow Longa TL 10786 71048 looking south-east
	Wide ways of Huntingdonshire TL 10790 71932 looking south-west
	Recent rain has left its mark where the way is sheltered from sun and wind. TL 109 724 looking west-south-west
	A hill (or what passess for one around here) on the way to Spaldwick TL 117 726 looking west
	Spaldwick Church TL 125 727 looking north-east
	Time for a tea-break? A fallow field on the edge of Spaldwick TL 132 725 looking north
	A fresh spring in the step crossing meadows on the path to Easton from Spaldwick TL 134 722 looking north-west
	The first stile of the day was awkwardly narrow TL 134 721
	The next stile was more in keeping with the British Standard TL 136 719
	A cottage in Easton TL 138 718
	Easton looking north from the brook TL 137 716
	The leaf-cover over this path was thick enough to disorientate sat-navs. TL 13 70 looking north-east
	Approaching Stow Longa TL 116 708 looking west-north-west
	Village centrepiece commemorating the wartime airfield, former railway (Kettering - Huntingdon) and Church