Mortimer to Aldermaston and Theale Walk
Gentle. A stream, Roman Calleva, and an optional canal side extension.
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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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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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Wild beast
Seen very close to the ampitheatre, probably an escapee. Mortimer to Aldermaston
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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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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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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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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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