Outnumbered! Fourteen ladies and just four gentlemen on Susie's 5-mile walk from the Geese and Fountain at Croxton Kerrial. The route took us south towards Croxton Park then turned north west towards Branston for a well deserved drinks stop. An undulating walk in uncertain weather.
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| The closed Geese and Fountain pub showing the nearby water spout on the main road and some rusty geese |
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| The start in the layby near the pub |
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| Crossing the River Devon close to its source in Croxton Park |
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| View towards Belvoir Castle |
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Cast iron-clad pump at Branston with a low panel featuring a stylised peacock which forms part of the coat of arms of the Duke of Rutland |
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| The Old School House, Branston - seen better days |
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| The Wheel Inn, Branston |
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| St Guthlac's - drinks stop |
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Field of Lacy Phacelia
This cover crop is a rapidly growing, high biomass plant, a nitrogen holder and weed suppressor. Its eye catching purple flowers are particularly good at attracting bees and other beneficial insects. Used as a soil improving green manure |
