Date: 23rd February 2011
Distance: 3 miles
It's half term so I can get plenty of walks in this week. Hurrah to teaching! I repeated yesterdays walk so this will be a brief posting. The weather was warmer but a great deal wetter. A fine drizzle poured down for most of the walk however this didn't appear to stop the dog walkers being out in force. Boothorpe Lane was like Crewe Station. Dogs are fine as long as they are on their leads and know how to behave. I met one dog today, a small terrier type thing, and it was off its lead and came charging across the field straight for me. Its owner was bawling at it to stop and saying "He's friendly and won't bite." I don't think the dog was aware of this and it was quite aggressive. It's the owners that need the training.
Despite the rain the skylarks were out in force. They were flying very high and singing away. I read on the RSPB website http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/skylark/index.aspx that they can fly up to 1000 feet high and stay up there for an hour before descending very quickly to theire nests on the ground - a splendid feat! I spent five minutes watching them.
As I approached Blackfordby school today I looked more closely at what the builders were doing and it seems they are chopping down lovely mature trees. This beautiful green spot is being decimated in the name of progress. I wonder why they need to expand this school when Moira School has just been granted permission to expand and rebuild. Are there that many children in the area?
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| St Margaret's Church |
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| St Margaret's Church |
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| The trees come down - it's Fangorn Forest all over again |
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| The plans for Blackfordby School |
The rain got heavier as the morning progressed but it wasn't unpleasant. I noticed the goats had retreated indoors - I didn't see or hear them as I walked past their meadow. I did meet a toddler and his grandad making very slow progress along Blackfordby Lane. The young lad just wanted to look at the sheep and grandad just wanted to get home and have a sit down and nice cup of tea which is just what I was looking forward to.
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| The abandoned skate board |
Final sight today was as I walked past the council houses I spotted a piece of skate board - what happened here? An amazing trick gone wrong? Who knows?
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