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This eBook first published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2016
Text Graham Hoyland, 2016
Frontispiece map created by Martin Brown
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Source ISBN: 9780008156121
Ebook Edition March 2016 ISBN: 9780008156138
Version: 2017-04-05
For Gina:
I couldnt have done it without you.
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24th March. Salisbury plain up ahead. Only 500 miles to go. Gina Waggott
19th March. Two black lambs, full of mischief. Gina Waggott
4th May. A moorhens nest under a willow. Gina Waggott
20th April. A tree coming into bud. Gina Waggott
20th April. Fields of rape on either side, smelling of coconut. Gina Waggott
8th May. The heavy goods vehicle of the canal system. Gina Waggott
12th June. Two mushrooms: Parasola plicatilis. Gina Waggott
6th May. The sandstone bridge at Shenstone, the weed waving like mermaids hair. Gina Waggott
15th May. The ex-factory flagstones of the Pennine Way. Gina Waggott
28th May. A rare survivor of voracious sheep. Gina Waggott
10th June. So hot that the sheep seek shade. Gina Waggott
28th May. Public art near Marsden. Gina Waggott
12th May. St. Helens church at Darley Dale. Gina Waggott
10th June. The Water Cut sculpture, revealing the River Eden. Gina Waggott
16th June. A fine oak at Ullswater, near Wordsworths daffodils. Fabrice Fleurot
15th June. Tree rings: a century at a glance. Fabrice Fleurot
12th June. The last of the bluebells. Gina Waggott
7th June. Lady Annes Way. Gina Waggott
15th June. We spot a dipper in the stream. Fabrice Fleurot
7th May. Ducks at Chatsworth. Gina Waggott
16th June. Foxgloves contain heart medicine. Fabrice Fleurot
16th June. Another acorn is planted. Fabrice Fleurot
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