Upton St Leonards with its pictorial sign and spreading tree
Mike B is ready to lead us
And we set off
Through the village
Past a photographer's favourite cottage
And up the drive towards Bowden Hall
A comical weather vane
We turn off up towards Nut Hill
With a carpet of scrunchy leaves
Wow - suddenly a view!
A lone flower hanging on
Lots of development on the old airfield now called Coopers Edge
One more push
And we are at the top
Views all around
Mike tells us this is a nuclear bunker, and in the distance a WW2 defence
We head down the other side and spot the monastery
Coopers Hill is just round this hillside
Wood you believe it!
Would you believe it!
Nut Hill is quite small, but perfectly formed
Better than this muddy corner
Worth cleaning I suppose
Metal steps stile
Mike's local friend (backmarker for today) says this is on the list for repair by the Upton St Leonards volunteer working party
A former orchard perhaps
Brian advises a local
Interesting barn
A stile made from recycled plastic we think - very strong!
Wait for me
We head back to the cars
And some of us have lunch at the Birchall Memorial Institute (BMI)
Photos, caption, processing and uploading by Mike