I have resumed work as a volunteer Countryside Access Warden. Kent County Council have told us to take extra precautions, including maintaining separation especially when working, wearing high visibility jacket and disinfecting any “furniture” touched, such as gates and stiles.
I have yet to be very adventurous after lockdown. Have checked paths close to home, pruning a lot of intrusive brambles. These may threaten eyes when high or ankles when low. In urban areas alleys connecting roads are one of the pleasures of walking. Connectivity accessible on foot but not to motor vehicles. Not all are designated as public footpaths.
One walk took me along St Stephens Footpath in Canterbury, leading eventually to a bridleway (and cycleway) to the Whitstable Road. Another visit in the same area revealed that i had mislabelled a path on a previous visit. Kent paths are labelled with the number on the definitive map, in this case CC10. This helps the public report faults or obstructions. I corrected my error. Also renumbered some paths where the ink had faded.
Pleasant to potter through the city. In addition to these short links, Canterbury has riverside paths with the added attractions of mallards, moorhens, pondskaters.
Rambling Brummie 