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Archive for 14/03/2009
Minor update to web site
14/03/2009 by pete.
I have just updated my web site, “Pete’s Walks”. There are two new walks in the Chiltern Hills section (one very similar to a stage of my Chiltern Chain Walk) and a handful of new bird photos.
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Kensworth-Pitsone Hill
14/03/2009 by pete.
Yesterday (Friday 13th March 2009) I did a very long circular walk from my home in Kensworth to Pitstone Hill and back. I have created a Google map of the route, which measures the distance at 17.75 miles :-
The route is basically my Kensworth-Ivinghoe Beacon walk, but extended from Ashridge through Aldbury and over Pitstone Hill before rejoining that route at Steps Hill. I had done this walk only once before, and I adjusted the route slightly in a couple of places this time.
It was a very grey day, so I took very few photos - because of the weather conditions, I had no intention of recording the walk on my web site. I had a few spots of rain when I reached Aldbury, enough for me to put the rain-cover on my daypack, but otherwise it remained dry. The low grey clouds did slightly restrict the views from Pitstone Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon.
It was a great walk for spotting birds - Red Kite, Raven, two Buzzards, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Long-tailed Tits, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer and Jay. There was a lot of Dog’s Mercury growing in several places - this had been the only wildflower I’d seen this year, but today I finally spotted some Coltsfoot, Red Dead-nettle and Lesser Celandine.
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