2011 March | Westcountry wanderings

Circular walk from Burrator reservoir – part 1

First part of a circular walk from Burrator reservoir up the River Meavy and along the Devonport leat to Crazywell Pool [...]

Dartmoor weather at the four points of the compass

Variable Dartmoor weather at the four points of the compass [...]

Some Spring sunshine around Plymouth

Landmarks on Plymouth Sound in some spring sun [...]

Remains, ancient and modern, on Hameldon

Remains from the Neolithic through to World War 2 observed while walking Hameldon on Dartmoor. [...]

A few spring flowers and a plea

Some spring flowers and a plea to help those people who need it in Japan [...]

Grimspound bronze age settlement

I’ve referred to Grimspound settlement in some previous blogs however I have not blogged it specifically. The area I walked for this blog is just to the west of Grimspound. I was walking in the area last week and, as part of the walk, I wandered around the area and [...]

Walking down the River Avon

This continues the blog here of a walk from Shipley Bridge up the Zeal Tor tramway to Western Whitaburrow and back down the Avon to the car. The view above is from Petre’s Cross at Western Whitaburrow looking towards the barrow at Eastern Whitaburrow (both can have White Barrow in [...]

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