On Thursday December 17th i visited the footpaths of Boughton under Blean, about ten kilometres west of Canterbury. Boughton means place with beech trees. The addition differentiates it from other Boughtons, e.g. Boughton Aluph near Wye.
The main street, imaginatively named The Street, is the former Roman road Watling Street later the A2. The A2 now bypasses Boughton to the south. Between the old and new A2s are houses.
As a countryside access warden i walked the public footpaths between The Street and the bypass. I parked in Burnt Oast Road. The first paths were hardsurfaced between fences, typical urban footpaths. I fitted some path number stickers and rewrote some faded numbers.
Further west was more rural. Several paths lead from The Street to a path by a stream. I met a man installing fenceposts and a dogwalker. A little pruning needed. Pleasant and a little muddy by the stream. Roar of traffic on the A2. For a short distance the path is alongside the A2, separated by a barrier.
Walked back along The Street and Colonels Lane to the car. A pleasant sunny walk. The paths were all walkable. I reported to Kent County Council a path which lacked a fingerpost. A public right of way should have a fingerpost where it leaves a road. In Kent the post has the path number. This helps fault reporting.
Rambling Brummie 