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Southern Fields - No further text.
Friday 19 May 2017
Walk through Priors Wood - We had two concerns as we set off. Would there still be any blue bells in flower, a major reason for choosing this walk and would the recent heavy rain have turned the paths into mud baths? We need not have worried.
Although the flowers were over at the entry to the wood we were rewarded with wonderful fields of purple and blue as the walk progressed. Apart from a few puddles the paths were in excellent shape. Our spirits rose with each step we took.
The sun blazed out of a blue sky. The trees and ferns looked green and fresh after the rain. We were surrounded by birdsong and as we walked, besides enjoying the glories of nature we put the world to rights with constant chat. The loop took us from the Priory Hotel via small steadily rising, narrow, twisty paths to Charlton Farm and then to Bullocks Bottom.
From there we descended, with the occasional climb, back to the Priory. En route we found an excellent stop for coffee, a great old tree trunk providing a first class seat. The Priory provided a very good lunch and we unanimously declared the day a great success.
Distance three to four miles approx.
Report by Carol Wood
Thursday 8 June 2017
Shipham Mines - No further text.
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Weston-in-Gordano - Seventeen members of the Footpaths Group took part in a walk from Weston-in-Gordano. Starting at the White Hart Inn we climbed gradually up Hill Lane and then through woods and over Middle Hill Common to the open land overlooking Black Rock Quarry. There were several stops to take in the panoramic views across the Gordano Valley and down into the quarry, which is now split into a recycling centre and specialist firearms training centre for various police forces. At the far end of the walk are the ruins of Manor Farm, abandoned some 70 years ago. Buzzards frequent the area and several sightings were made.
The circular walk was less than three miles in length. The weather was sunny with some light cloud and excellent visibility. On returning to Weston-in-Gordano we noted some of the interesting historic buildings, all now converted into homes: the post office, the forge and the village school. We then spent some time at the delightful church of St Peter and St Paul, built by the Perceval family. In the churchyard is the 1202 tomb of Sir Richard de Perceval, who took part in the Crusades under King Richard I. This is believed to the oldest table tomb in an English churchyard. Also present is a Commonwealth war grave and a large cross erected in memory of Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated (1812).
Report by Ross Janes
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