Our first railway outing for a long time… Today we visited the Evesham Vale Railway, a delightful little 15″ gauge line, for their annual gala. Below is a video sample of the railway’s action; for more on the visit, and photos, visit Evesham Vale Gala on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
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The Belties
There’s a small herd of belted Galloway cattle near Round Hill – though with several fields to choose from, they’re not always visible to passers-by. Today they’re in the field by the road, the one with the tree full of mistletoe – and it looks like their numbers have grown recently. We’ll take a few photos – but our hopes that the youngster will look up are in vain. Perhaps on our way back?
We continue up the narrowing track past Round Hill, and down Ned’s Lane, to return to the start along the increasingly undriveable road (could lose a small child in some of the potholes) back to the car. Glancing into the belties’ field – they’ve gone! Wandered off to pastures new…
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Eaton-under-Heywood
A walk from Ticklerton to Eaton. Its ancient church (complete with Green Man) stands on the lower slopes, beneath the Wenlock Edge – the aisle seems to follow the contours, and there aren’t too many true verticals either…
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Just a few…
An evening wander along Shirlett Lane. There should have been a little sunshine (maybe – but not here), and less than 5% chance of rain (just a few spots…). It’s still quite hazy too, but it’s very quiet and pleasant out here, especially when a red kite wheels overhead briefly…
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Church Preen circuit
A July afternoon, west of the Wenlock Edge. It rained heavily overnight, and there could be more later today. It will be wet underfoot – we’ll stay on these quiet lanes.
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A close look at Cound
Another grey day! At least it’s not raining. A familiar route from Cound Guildhall to Coundmoor and back – to the bookshop which, like the car parking, depends on an honesty box. Paperbacks 50p, hardbacks £1 – can’t be bad!
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Close
That’s a description of the weather, and the photography… We’re walking around the lanes near Willey – after a rainy morning, the afternoon is warm, humid and mostly dry, just a few spots as we pass Lower Pool. We’re under the trees anyway, but the raindrops are speckling the otherwise still waters.
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Benthall fields and woodland
A short stroll from Benthall Hall, through the fields and down the track to Workhouse Coppice. It leads us into and through the woodland of Benthall Edge, to return to the start along the lane past Benthall Hall Farm.
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Pole Bank ponies and tadpoles
It’s not at all clear today – hazy in all directions – but it’s very pleasant walking along the top of the Long Mynd. There are others around, but only one other person at Pole Bank, where we’ll pause for a while to enjoy the (somewhat limited) view. There seem to be more ponies than usual – there are a couple of foals (one of which looks very young) so perhaps that explains it. And there are tadpoles in the pond!
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Summer colour
A few photos taken locally (Benthall and Shirlett) on days when the detail is more interesting than the distance…
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