Mortimer to Aldermaston and Theale walk
Gentle. A stream, Roman Calleva, and an optional canal side extension.
Photos
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stephenmid18-Sep-21
Autumn colour in Stratfield Mortimer
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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St. Mary the Virgin Church in Stratfield Mortimer
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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It looks dry - Mortimer
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Flood plain - Mortimer.
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Nearly dead oak - Mortimer.
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester amphitheatre
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Roman Amphitheatre - Silchester
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester Roman Town
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Chicken-of-the-Woods on dead stump - Silchester
Laetiporus sulphureus
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Walls of Silchester and St. Mary's Church
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester town defences
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester town wall looking East
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Silchester town wall looking West
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Yew tree atop Silchester town wall
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Nettle-leaved Bellflower - Silchester
Campanula trachelium
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Into the woods - Silchester
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Colouring ferns in woods near Silchester
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Quarry area - Mortimer West
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Avenue of Willows - Mortimer West
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (1)
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (2)
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (3)
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Kennet Millenium Salmon Pass Project - Padworth
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Padworth Mill Fish Ladder
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Cute bridge, River Kennet - Padworth
18-Sep-21 • stephenmid on Flickr
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Brooksie85Jan-16
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quitenearmikeJan-15
Inquisitive Cows
A rider had just been thrown from his horse in the bridleway I was walking on. Cows in the neighbouring field came across to investigate ...
21-Jan-15 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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moontigerJul-13
Mystery plant
Mortimer to Aldermaston self-heal maybe?
20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr
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Wild beast
Seen very close to the ampitheatre, probably an escapee. Mortimer to Aldermaston
20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva dig
Mortimer to Aldermaston
20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr
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Golden grass
Mortimer to Aldermaston Burnt Common.
20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr
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Cinnabar moth caterpillars on ragwort
They absorb the ragwort toxins. The yellow and black says "don't eat". (Wasn't going to anyway!) Mortimer to Aldermaston p.s. when they run out of ragwort, they eat each other!
20-Jul-13 • moontiger on Flickr
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JonCombeMay-13
Mortimer Station
On the line between Basingstoke and Reading.
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Woodland near Mortimer
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Calleva Atrebatvm Roman Amphitheatre
Just to the east of Silchester is the remains of what was likely an important Roman Town. The town had a wall around it and an amphitheatre.
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Calleva Atrebatvm Roman Amphitheatre
Just to the east of Silchester is the remains of what was likely an important Roman Town. The town had a wall around it and an amphitheatre.
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
19-May-13 • JonCombe on Flickr
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moontigerOct-10
Nearing Calleva
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Roman ampitheatre, Calleva
And that's a Roman in the foreground.
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Inside the church, Silchester
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Inside the church, Silchester
Medeval wall decorations. Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva town wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Tree atop the wall
Calleva town wall. Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Fly agaric
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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In the woods
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Fly agaric
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Amethyst deceiver
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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In the woods
Most lkely an amanita. Mortimer to Aldermaston Aldermaston Soke Woods
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calocera viscosa
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Emergent fungi
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Tree near Aldermaston
Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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Seat round yew
Silchester Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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If Picasso built churches.......
relax......it's a composite showing both sides' medeval decorations. Silchester. Mortimer to Aldermaston
09-Oct-10 • moontiger on Flickr
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jamesrlmunroSep-09
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moontigerJun-08
Calleva ampitheatre
Mortimer to Aldermaston
17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Silchester Church
Above the Roman wall. Mortimer to Aldermaston
17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva Wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Tree with bracken
Mortimer to Aldermaston
17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Advance of the foxgloves
Foxgloves were a recurring feature on this walk. I guess it's foxglove time. Mortimer to Aldermaston
17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Field full of thistles
All straggly and tall with a little pink flower on top. Mortimer to Aldermaston
17-Jun-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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moontigerApr-08
Trees in a yellow sea
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva ampitheatre
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva ampitheatre
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva town wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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Something you dont see every day...
People taking wolves for a walk. (A wolf conservation trust is based nearby.) Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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People walking with wolves.
Mortimer to Aldermaston
26-Apr-08 • moontiger on Flickr
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