A Local Walk (Part 1)

This is going to have loads of pictures, so I've split a day's walk over several blogs. Some come from a walk a few weeks ago, others from a walk on 1st July.
The first section from home heads across the little river Cam,














and over a stile or two...



and through quiet pastoral scenes...





























in the direction of Coaley village.















When I walked this way a few weeks ago Coaley
was having an "Open Gardens" event, and several
addresses had created scarecrow figures.
I particularly like this one outside the old school building.

This time when I walked past I discovered the figure
had come to life!

Leaving Coaley I continued uphill
and into a quiet little lane,

made not so quiet by haymaking while the sun shone
(well it was when they started), last time I passed by


The lane ended at the edge of woodland....

..from where I picked up the Cotswold Way to take me
onto the hilltop towards Coaley Peak.
The main appeal of Coaley Peak is for its super views,
but it is also a spot to discover numerous wildflowers,
butterflies etc. Its also convenient for a picnic
....or at least for an icecream!








This is also favoured spot for activities like flying kites,
model aircraft, or even paragliding. Proper glidering also
takes place from the airfield at Nympsfield nearby. It also
has a "long barrow" iron age burial site like this one which
goes by the lovely name of "Hetty Pegler's Tump",
although no-one called Hetty Pegler ever got buried here
that's for sure!


This blogs photos were a mixture of Flickr.com and
using the blogger photo adding icon. I have to say the
using the blogger one is very handy and alot quicker
than posting to flickr and then pasting the url into
the blog. I recommend this way!
My next section of the walk will be created shortly
just using the "new" approach.