Friday, 28 August 2015

Freshfield (Formby) to Ainsdale

A greeting at Freshfield station

The start of a walk through the leafy lanes at Freshfield


This is one of only a few Red Squirrel reserves in the country


One of a number of wooden sculptures dotted around the nature reserve


A monument to the asparagus farmers

Formby beach






Part of the vast area of sand dunes along the coast


Saturday, 22 August 2015

Woodplumpton

The start of a walk from Broughton to Woodplumpton

A surprise....this stag appeared on the horizon

It appears they were being farmed nearby


Is this a buzzard?

The side entrance to St. Anne's church at Woodplumpton

The main road through Woodplumpton

Two likely victims for the stocks!


The lych-gate to St.Anne's churchyard

The grave of Meg Shelton (see next pic).
The large stone on her grave is to prevent her rising from her grave!!



A sunflower in the graveyard

An unusual vehicle to find in farmyard

Sunday, 9 August 2015

Ross-on-Wye & Monmouth

The Moot Hall in the centre of Ross

The church of St. Mary the Virgin in Ross


The view across the Wye valley




The statue of Charles Stewart Rolls,  the co-founder of Rolls Royce, is a famous son of Monmouth

The market square in Monmouth


The icinic bridge over the river in Monmouth

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-WaterThe centre of

The centre of Stow


Part of the main square

Bourton-on-the-Water

The River Windrush flows throught the centre of the town and is crossed by five of these bridges