Mortimer to Aldermaston and Theale Walk
Gentle. A stream, Roman Calleva, and an optional canal side extension.
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Autumn colour in Stratfield Mortimer
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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St. Mary the Virgin Church in Stratfield Mortimer
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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It looks dry - Mortimer
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Flood plain - Mortimer.
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Nearly dead oak - Mortimer.
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Silchester amphitheatre
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Roman Amphitheatre - Silchester
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Silchester Roman Town
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Chicken-of-the-Woods on dead stump - Silchester
Laetiporus sulphureus
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Walls of Silchester and St. Mary's Church
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Silchester town defences
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Silchester town wall looking East
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Silchester town wall looking West
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Yew tree atop Silchester town wall
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Nettle-leaved Bellflower - Silchester
Campanula trachelium
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Into the woods - Silchester
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Colouring ferns in woods near Silchester
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Quarry area - Mortimer West
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Avenue of Willows - Mortimer West
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (2)
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (3)
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Kennet Millenium Salmon Pass Project - Padworth
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Padworth Mill Fish Ladder
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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River Kennet - Padworth (4)
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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Cute bridge, River Kennet - Padworth
Sep-21 • stephenmid • On flickr
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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 ...
Jan-15 • quitenearmike • On flickr
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Mystery plant
Mortimer to Aldermaston self-heal maybe?
Jul-13 • moontiger • On flickr
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Wild beast
Seen very close to the ampitheatre, probably an escapee. Mortimer to Aldermaston
Jul-13 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva dig
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Jul-13 • moontiger • On flickr
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Golden grass
Mortimer to Aldermaston Burnt Common.
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!
Jul-13 • moontiger • On flickr
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Mortimer Station
On the line between Basingstoke and Reading.
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Woodland near Mortimer
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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.
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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.
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Church at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Old Roman Wall at Calleva Atrebatvm
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Nearing Calleva
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Roman ampitheatre, Calleva
And that's a Roman in the foreground.
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Inside the church, Silchester
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Inside the church, Silchester
Medeval wall decorations. Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva town wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Tree atop the wall
Calleva town wall. Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva town wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Fly agaric
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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In the woods
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Fly agaric
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Amethyst deceiver
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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In the woods
Most lkely an amanita. Mortimer to Aldermaston Aldermaston Soke Woods
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calocera viscosa
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Emergent fungi
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Tree near Aldermaston
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Seat round yew
Silchester Mortimer to Aldermaston
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
Oct-10 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva ampitheatre
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Jun-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Silchester Church
Above the Roman wall. Mortimer to Aldermaston
Jun-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva Wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Jun-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Tree with bracken
Mortimer to Aldermaston
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
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
Jun-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Trees in a yellow sea
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva ampitheatre
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva ampitheatre
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva town wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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Calleva wall
Mortimer to Aldermaston
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
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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People walking with wolves.
Mortimer to Aldermaston
Apr-08 • moontiger • On flickr
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