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Weld or Dyers Weed. Familiar to all us botanists
Toiling up the Beacon
Turning to look back over Catbrain Quarry
And over Washbrook Valley
Difficult to decide which way to look
Down to the Severn
Or straight down the side of the Beacon
Which we soon descend
Heading towards Cud Hill
Continuing downhill
Past a large cottage
Then round a field of wheat
And through trees
A stop for coffee
Our path takes us through a herd of cows
Down into the valley
Then back up past this imposing house
Any chance of a lift?
Down a long narrow path
And then uphill through our second herd of cows
A pause at the top
A colourful cottage garden
Having a quiet chat
Vegetation needs cutting back from this stile
This must be our lunch stop
Looking back up the valley, the spire of Painswick Church in the distance
Down Wraggs Castle Lane
A wheel among the ferns
Haymaking well advanced
Steeply down again to a stream
Colourful floral displays
As we pass through Sheephouse
Friendly old ram comes over for a chat
The Painswick stream cascading
With a quiet pond above
Our path passes between two high hedges
Then up Stamages Lane into Painswick and back to the start
Photos and captions by Richard, uploaded by Sally