I wish I could take you for a walk! I know that I waxed poetic about driving a few posts back, but one of my favorite and daily activities in my new home is taking a walk in the afternoon. In Great Britain there are public footpaths and rights of way all over the countryside - 140,000 miles worth! I have a path that goes right past my house and several others (including the Nene Way) that criss-cross through the village.
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Explanation of Public Footpaths
Put on your walking shoes, we're going for a stroll! First we're headed to Bugbrooke:
The big oak tree in one of the pastures - it reminds me of Robin Hood!
View across the field to Kislingbury
Start of the bridle path
My friend Kim explained to me that this bridle path is listed on the Domesday book and has existed for hundreds of years
Hay bales in a golden field
Path through the church yard and back to Nether Heyford
Walkway to Flore
Field by the old mill
There are many forms of gates on the footpaths to allow people to get through but not allow farm animals out of the fields. Here's a few that I've come across:
A "kissing gate"
A two-step stile
Metal swing gate
Stile with dog passage on the left
V-gate and bridge
And speaking of farm animals, there are loads of livestock. I've seen pigs and horses. Here's some grazing sheep:
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| And some crows in flight |
And of course there are the cows. Now they may look all calm and peaceful when they are wandering around like this:
But up close it can get a little scary:
"You shall not pass!"
And you REALLY don't want to see this sign! "Udder, udder, udder, not an udder..." I love when some of the locals tell me, "Yes, but he's such a gentle bull" Really?!? While I would like to imagine that Ferdinand the Bull actually lives near me, I'm not going to test the theory anytime soon!
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