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Jan 188 min read

A Year Visiting the Winterbourne

Last year (2023) I went on a journey to a winterbourne what resulted has had a touching effect on my heart and soul

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Nov 8, 202311 min read

Egbert’s Stone, The Harrow Way and a Splendid Bottom

Today we are walking in the hills above the valley in which one of our most beautiful rivers, the Wylye, rises.

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Aug 6, 20239 min read

North West Border: Blocked Paths and Long Barrows

This has been a very difficult blog to write. One which I very nearly didn’t write at all.

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Mar 28, 20235 min read

George Herbert Walk

The George Herbert Walk in Salisbury, following in the footsteps of 17th century poet, priest and musician George Herbert.

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Feb 12, 202311 min read

A French Enclave in Wiltshire?

A walk from the village of Wylye along the river to Fisherton de la Mere then up to Wylye Down National Nature Reserve and Monarch's Way

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Sep 6, 20225 min read

Stapleford and the end of the River Till

A walk in search of the end of the River Till as it enters the Wylye River in Wiltshire

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Aug 2, 20224 min read

Broad Chalke and Fifield Bavant

A short walk in the countryside around Broad Chalke and the hamlet of Fifield Bavant in Wiltshire

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May 4, 20225 min read

A Short Walk in the Vale of Wardour - by Elaine Perkins

The twin villages of Teffont Magna and Teffont Evias are tucked away in the south western corner of the county in the Cranborne Chase...

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Jan 23, 20218 min read

The River Till – the story of a winterbourne

Following the little River Till as it takes its journey across Salisbury Plain to the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire.

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