Mortimer to Aldermaston and Theale Walk
Gentle. A stream, Roman Calleva, and an optional canal side extension.
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Sep-21
Autumn colour in Stratfield Mortimer
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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St. Mary the Virgin Church in Stratfield Mortimer
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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It looks dry - Mortimer
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Flood plain - Mortimer.
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Nearly dead oak - Mortimer.
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester amphitheatre
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Roman Amphitheatre - Silchester
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester Roman Town
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Chicken-of-the-Woods on dead stump - Silchester
Laetiporus sulphureus
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Walls of Silchester and St. Mary's Church
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester town defences
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester town wall looking East
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester town wall looking West
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Yew tree atop Silchester town wall
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Nettle-leaved Bellflower - Silchester
Campanula trachelium
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Into the woods - Silchester
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Colouring ferns in woods near Silchester
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Quarry area - Mortimer West
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Avenue of Willows - Mortimer West
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (1)
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (2)
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (3)
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Kennet Millenium Salmon Pass Project - Padworth
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Padworth Mill Fish Ladder
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (4)
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Cute bridge, River Kennet - Padworth
Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Jan-15
Inquisitive Cows
A rider had just been thrown from his horse in the bridleway I was walking on. Cows in the neighbouring field came across to investigate ...
Jan-15 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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Jul-13
Wild beast
Seen very close to the ampitheatre, probably an escapee. Mortimer to Aldermaston
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Cinnabar moth caterpillars on ragwort
They absorb the ragwort toxins. The yellow and black says "don't eat". (Wasn't going to anyway!) Mortimer to Aldermaston p.s. when they run out of ragwort, they eat each other!
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May-13
Mortimer Station
On the line between Basingstoke and Reading.
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Woodland near Mortimer
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Calleva Atrebatvm Roman Amphitheatre
Just to the east of Silchester is the remains of what was likely an important Roman Town. The town had a wall around it and an amphitheatre.
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Calleva Atrebatvm Roman Amphitheatre
Just to the east of Silchester is the remains of what was likely an important Roman Town. The town had a wall around it and an amphitheatre.
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Oct-10
Inside the church, Silchester
Medeval wall decorations. Mortimer to Aldermaston
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In the woods
Most lkely an amanita. Mortimer to Aldermaston Aldermaston Soke Woods
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If Picasso built churches.......
relax......it's a composite showing both sides' medeval decorations. Silchester. Mortimer to Aldermaston
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Jun-08
Advance of the foxgloves
Foxgloves were a recurring feature on this walk. I guess it's foxglove time. Mortimer to Aldermaston
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Field full of thistles
All straggly and tall with a little pink flower on top. Mortimer to Aldermaston
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Apr-08
Something you dont see every day...
People taking wolves for a walk. (A wolf conservation trust is based nearby.) Mortimer to Aldermaston
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