Walks Day walks (CW1) # 33

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Mortimer to Aldermaston and Theale Walk

Gentle. A stream, Roman Calleva, and an optional canal side extension.

Berkshire Roman Remains

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Autumn colour in Stratfield Mortimer

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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St. Mary the Virgin Church in Stratfield Mortimer

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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It looks dry - Mortimer

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Flood plain - Mortimer.

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Nearly dead oak - Mortimer.

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Silchester amphitheatre

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Roman Amphitheatre - Silchester

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Silchester Roman Town

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Chicken-of-the-Woods on dead stump - Silchester

Laetiporus sulphureus

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Walls of Silchester and St. Mary's Church

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Silchester town defences

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Silchester town wall looking East

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Silchester town wall looking West

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Yew tree atop Silchester town wall

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Nettle-leaved Bellflower - Silchester

Campanula trachelium

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Into the woods - Silchester

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Colouring ferns in woods near Silchester

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Quarry area - Mortimer West

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Avenue of Willows - Mortimer West

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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River Kennet - Padworth (1)

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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River Kennet - Padworth (2)

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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River Kennet - Padworth (3)

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Kennet Millenium Salmon Pass Project - Padworth

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Padworth Mill Fish Ladder

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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River Kennet - Padworth (4)

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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Cute bridge, River Kennet - Padworth

18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr

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23-Jan-16 • Brooksie85 on Flickr

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23-Jan-16 • Brooksie85 on Flickr

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23-Jan-16 • Brooksie85 on Flickr

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23-Jan-16 • Brooksie85 on Flickr

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23-Jan-16 • Brooksie85 on Flickr

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23-Jan-16 • Brooksie85 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 ...

21-Jan-15 • quitenearmike on Flickr

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Mystery plant

Mortimer to Aldermaston self-heal maybe?

20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr

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Centaury

Mortimer to Aldermaston

20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr

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Wild beast

Seen very close to the ampitheatre, probably an escapee. Mortimer to Aldermaston

20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva dig

Mortimer to Aldermaston

20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr

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Thistle

Mortimer to Aldermaston Burnt Common.

20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr

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Golden grass

Mortimer to Aldermaston Burnt Common.

20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr

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Mortimer Station

On the line between Basingstoke and Reading.

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Mortimer church

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Woodland near Mortimer

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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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.

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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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.

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm

A tree is growing on it here

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Path near Silchester

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Silcester

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Padworth Common

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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View near Padworth

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Near Padworth

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Wooded track near Aldermaston

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Cottage near Aldermaston

19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Nearing Calleva

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Roman ampitheatre, Calleva

And that's a Roman in the foreground.

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Inside the church, Silchester

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Inside the church, Silchester

Medeval wall decorations. Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva town wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Tree atop the wall

Calleva town wall. Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva town wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Fly agaric

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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In the woods

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Fly agaric

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Amethyst deceiver

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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In the woods

Most lkely an amanita. Mortimer to Aldermaston Aldermaston Soke Woods

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Boletus

Mortimer to Aldermaston Aldermaston Soke Woods

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calocera viscosa

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Emergent fungi

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Tree near Aldermaston

Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Seat round yew

Silchester Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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If Picasso built churches.......

relax......it's a composite showing both sides' medeval decorations. Silchester. Mortimer to Aldermaston

09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva ampitheatre

Mortimer to Aldermaston

17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Silchester Church

Above the Roman wall. Mortimer to Aldermaston

17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva Wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Tree with bracken

Mortimer to Aldermaston

17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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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

17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Field full of thistles

All straggly and tall with a little pink flower on top. Mortimer to Aldermaston

17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Trees in a yellow sea

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva ampitheatre

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva ampitheatre

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva town wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Mullein

Calleva wall. Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Calleva wall

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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Bluebells

Calleva. Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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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

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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People walking with wolves.

Mortimer to Aldermaston

26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr

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