A fine turnout (16) on a fine night for this first Evening Stroll of 2021, a 5.4 mile circumnavigation of Southwell led by Elaine. The route started in the Minster car park before exploring the orchids in Potwell Dyke Meadows, the last natural remnant of the Archbishop of York's deer park and hunting ground.
Then it was over Cundy Hill, through Norwood park to reach the River Greet, returning through Southwell town centre.
Thanks Bill for the photos.
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| Group passing in front of the Minster |
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| Potwell Dyke Meadows |
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| Southern Marsh, Common Spotted, Bee or Pyramidal orchids |
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| Download an information leaflet from here |
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| Distant view of the Minster from Cundy Hill |
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| Crossing Potwell Dyke upstream of Southwell |
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| Starkeys Fruit Farm strawberries in Norwood Park |
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| Approaching Maythorne Mill (1785) on the River Greet, a cotton mill which later became a silk mill and operated until the middle of the 20th century |
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Crossing the Greet at Maythorne Mill
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| Miscanthus fields in May, June and February |
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| Along the River Greet, part of the Robin Hood Way |
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| Cauldwell's Mill from the River Greet |
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| Caudwell's Mill on the site of Southwell's medieval Burgage Mill |
