Tag Archives: Woodland

Sunday Picture Posts: Leaving the Lakes

Lound Lakes, 20th February 2023, Part 2 Last week we left the walk as we skid and rumble down the stony path and onto the road. We pick up the walk from there. The road runs between two lakes. But … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: The Wooded Hills of Costessey

Before I moved to the coast, I had only to open my door and stroll to be amongst these wooded hills. Now (7th November) we bus into Norwich and bus out to Costessey. But it’s worth it… Photos taken just … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Burlingham Woods

31st October dawned misty but with a promise of sun. So, early bus out to Acle, and from Acle via tight lanes and farm-tracks to Burlingham. These photos are from the first part of the walk. Enjoy The lane leads … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Later That Morning

Sunday 11th September dawned thick with mist – which made for an enchanting walk in the woods (see last week). But our destination was Lound Lakes, a nature reserve on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. So… out of the woods and onto … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: One Misty Morning

Sunday 11th Sept, rising early, we catch the bus to out-of-town – and there discover how misty the morning! That mist makes for a magical woodland walk… pick the pic you like the most And so we leave… Hope you’ve … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: By Wood and Water

At last the storms have gone away. We hop on a bus to Hopton. We’re going to Lound Lakes. This is the first part of the walk. You’ll need to dress warm but it’s not too wet. Here we join … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: In Winter Woods

7th February, we hop on a bus to Norwich to walk along the Wensum Valley and visit the little Tud. From there we head into Costessey where there are wooded hills. Please come with me… Woodland photography isn’t easy when … Continue reading

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Into the Woods

No, not the Sondheim musical that cleverly combines plots from fairy tales by Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault. And neither the book by John Yorke that explores ‘How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them’. Though I recommend both of … Continue reading

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Spirits and Sprites

In every woodland lurks a spirit, guardian over all . . . While the spirit-loci looks kinda heavy (a serious looking beastie) the sprites prefer to form themselves of light . . . As for this fella . . . … Continue reading

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Whither Shall I Wander

Indecisions. I had spent last weekend poring over maps, trying to decide where next to walk. Would it be the bus to Morton-on-the-Hill then a walk back to Taverham through the Wensum Valley? Road walking, leafy lanes. It had its … Continue reading

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