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Our starting point was 'Lammydown' on the edge of Swindon. Unfortunately visibility was awful with the low cloud, mist and drizzle. Which was a shame really as we passed close by the site of Liddington Castle or Liddington Fort another Bronze Age Hill Fort. One of the earliest hill forts in Britain, with first occupation dating to the seventh century BC.This is the highest point in the Swindon area.
The walk sees us cross the M4 twice and as usual it is very busy. The rain gets heavier and I have to resort to the old 'Mac in a Sack'. That makes it 6 layers in total so i'm nice and
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| Autumn colours |
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| M4 in the distance |
Thankfully the shower is shortlived and I can tack the mac off again .
I love this time of year with the leaves changing colour and the rich array of berries in the hedgerow. It's fantastic and theire is peace and solitude with that sense of history of what has gone before. Of course there is always something that gets in the way and blots the landscape. I counted at least three different areas where tyres had been dumped.
It has really been a good year for funghi , I can't recall ever seeing so many?
Not only has it stopped raining but the clouds have lifted and there is even an appearance from the sun. The blue skies are a welcome return and make for some spectacular'big skies'. I'm not really able to do much justice but did take a couple of photos at least.
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| Big sky |
It's been a good walk and comes in at just over 9 miles .A lot more comfortable than the 15 miles covered last time. I think that 9/10 miles is a good distance to walk really.
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| Todays route |
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| One man and his sheep |
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