You may all moan about the steepish ascents and descents we sometimes include on walks but without that you do not get those spectacular views – often with no one else in sight.
Spring is one of the most wonderful times of year with everything looking fresh and beautiful – the beechwoods, wild flowers and plethora of birds and other wildlife.
There are many SSI’s with rare plants and birds and only this morning I heard a cuckoo – once plentiful but no longer.
Otters and kingfishers are more frequent sights and some areas there are nightingales singing and other less common birds.
A walk along the quieter stretches of river often yields sightings of these birds and animals, nesting swans and other water birds, the Loddon lily, reed beds and wildflowers