On this grey and rainy day, ours is the only car in the carpark of the Freiston Shore Nature Reserve.
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Kirton Marsh to Fishtoft (via Boston) 16.3.24
We are delighted to see a blue sky today – the first one for four days. Small puffy clouds float lazily across the sky and what’s more important, there is hardly any wind.
Continue readingSkeldyke to Moulton Marsh 15.3.24
It’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to – but let’s hope nothing horrible happens that may produce tears!
Continue readingMoulton Marsh to Gedney Drove End 14.3.24
The long narrow stretch of Mouton Marsh nature reserve is entirely man-made, mostly as a result of soil extraction when the sea bank was raised in 1981. There are two large saline lagoons and a patch of woodland which used to be a refuse tip – this was planted with a variety of trees over a 10 year period. Good news…..
Continue readingWingland Marsh to Gedney Drove End 13.3.24
After more than 10 years of service my trusty boots finally bow out – no amount of glueing can hold them together anymore, it is time for the younger generation to take over, it is time for some new ones.
Continue readingWingland Marsh to Kings Lyn 3.1.24
Yesterday we woke up to heavy rain so we took a day off walking to visit the beautiful Ely Cathedral – the ship of the fens. One of the few facts I remember from the guided tour was the reason why the cathedral had never been bombed – apparently the Luftwaffe used it as a navigation point for their attacks on London.
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