First visit this year to one of my favourite places. Oare gunpowder works is just off Faversham’s Western Link Road. Gunpowder was made there until 1934. After seventy years of neglect major conservation work took place. Remaining structures were conserved and access paths made. The site is managed for nature and biodiversity. During lockdown theContinue reading “Oare gunpowder works country park”
Tag Archives: Kent
May is here
A curious May Day. No morris dancing, no political marches. Still, Sumer is icumen in. Today’s walk is three miles long, to the west of Canterbury. In normal times, i would walk three miles every Sunday, either with Datrows walking group or as a countryside access warden. This isn’t about my health, but i amContinue reading “May is here”
The Rites of Spring
Spring is not a single event but a series. From maybe the first snowdrops to Morris dancing in the May. An important stage is visiting a bluebell wood. This lockdown year my challenge was to find one an easy walk from home. The nearest is on the large campus of the University of Kent, aboutContinue reading “The Rites of Spring”
Easter Sunday
My Exercise Walk this sunny Sunday was a slow stroll around Canterbury, delivering Easter eggs to two of my sons and enjoying the ancient empty streets. I’ll write of a longer walk, which i might have done but for the lockdown. The village of Chartham is about three miles southwest of Canterbury. Take bus orContinue reading “Easter Sunday”
Walking in sunshine
Would like to ignore politics, especially on a sunny day when walking is a pleasure. But. I can’t ignore Bloody Stupid Johnson (acknowledgment to Terry Pratchett for the name) I’ve been calling him that since his first televised address on The Virus. At the end of incoherent bluster he said that Britain led the worldContinue reading “Walking in sunshine”
On isolation
I need regular exercise in the open air. My latest walk was a compromise. Need to isolate from other people. Need to work my allotment to provide food. Need to rest twisted ankle and arthritic foot. A nearby public footpath is partly blocked by a fallen elder tree. I walked two miles in the springlikeContinue reading “On isolation”
Self isolation
My physical and mental wellbeing need time outdoors. Fresh air, exercise, and contact with nature. I have an allotment and enjoy walking. Being over 70 i am selfisolating, avoiding people when outdoors. Though it’s difficult to talk when two metres apart. Today’s walk was urban, two miles to the hospital and back. Arthritis in myContinue reading “Self isolation”
Rambling Brummie 