Nettled
Your intrepid reporter was in Nottinghamshire yesterday. After four and a half hours of plodding along public footpaths, I was having trouble getting back to the village of Bale where Clint was waiting for my return. First of all, I found a lane barred by a spiky metal gate just south of Middle Farm, West Burton. I am not sure who placed it there - possibly the electricity company that oversees West Burton power station that looms over that district. According to Ordnance Survey mapping, there should be no gate there and public access should not be restricted. Oh dear! I had to find another way back to Bole and my grumpy vehicle. My map told me that there was an alternative path just along Sturton Road. Fortunately that minor road is not too busy but I had to mount the verge for safety three or four times before reaching the footpath sign. Polytunnel with strawberries at Wheatley Wood Farm I should add at this point that the author of this blogpost's legs were bare. Given...
