Jim took us on this flat and muddy 8-mile walk from Elston on tracks and some roads to Sibthorpe, along Longhedge Lane to Syerston and then back to Elston.
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| The start at the junction of Carrgate Lane and Toad Lane |
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| Carrgate Lane - soggy |
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| The wetlands of the Car Dyke "valley" - soggier |
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| Near St Peter's Church, Sibthorpe |
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| Sibthorpe Dovecote next to Car Dyke |
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| Sibthorpe Dovecote. Built by monks in response to a famine of 1360, it housed over 1,200 pigeons in tiny nesting niches perched 24 stories high. It provided a supply of meat, eggs and fertilizer to safeguard against future starvation |
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| Lunch at All Saints' Church, Syerston |
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| Syerston Pinfold |
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| Longhedge Lane - soggiest |
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| All Saints' Church, Elston |
