Walk along a Warwickshire Canal

 

Just over a week ago D and I decided on a canal walk - we weren't sure where but I decided to head towards South Warwickshire and the Lapworth area and we ended up at the Stratford upon Avon canal at Lowsonford where we have walked before.

We parked by a buttercup field.

We went on a Friday afternoon and it was much quieter than it is at weekends! 

There were lots of buttercups, plus yellow flag, red campion, hogweed, speedwell and cow parsley along the side of the tow path.

Before leaving I drove through the village of Lowsonford to look for the church.  An interesting looking footpath there!

The church of St Luke, Lowsonford.  I didn't have time to go in the churchyard unfortunately. I also rediscovered another pub we used to visit - The Fleur de Lys and on the road to Rowington was a pub Dad and Mum used to visit - the Tom o' the Wood.

A few of D's photos from the walk

We didn't see any butterflies, damsel or dragonflies and again bee numbers were low but D did manage to photo this Nettle Tap moth (thanks to Dean and Amanda on twitter for confirming my id).

D and E have been baking together again. They used the recipe and contents of another Great British Bake Off Box to make mini banana loaves!

I hope everyone is staying safe and well.

A Canal Walk

D and I had a walk along the canal from the village of Lowsonford last Saturday afternoon.

The sign on the window of this boat made me giggle!

Its a lovely stretch of canal and there were fewer people about the further you got from Lowsonford and the Fleur de Lys pub! If we had continued much further we would have reached the stretch we visited last year before we walked to Yarningale Common.

There's rather a lot of locks on this section!

This cast-iron sculpture is by Sir Antony Gormley and is one of a series of 5 commissioned by the Landmark Trust to celebrate the Charity's 50th Birthday. Apparently it weighs 700kg!

This Barrel-roofed Lock-keeper's House, built in 1812, is now a holiday cottage (Landmark Trust).

Whenever I see apple trees growing in the middle of nowhere I wonder who or what deposited the pip.

Unfortunately D didn't take the Canon Bridge so this photo of a damselfly is heavily cropped. I think its a female Banded Demoiselle but please correct me if I am wrong.

There were several groups of Mallard along the towpath and we also saw a juvenile Grey Wagtail - again could have done with the Canon camera.

A reminder that it will soon be time to go blackberrying!

We passed a stretch of canal that was used as a Permanent Mooring Base - felt really sorry for this little Christmas Tree and hope some-one returns to claim it.

A few photos of the various boats - some had tubs and pots of flowers all over the roof and round the door.

A few more pictures of the canal before we returned to Lowsonford

Lowsonford is a small, pretty village. A lovely area to live but you pay an awful lot over the odds for the privilege.