Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, The Three Amigos enjoyed an 8-mile circular walk from the Nottinghamshire village of Barnby-in-the Willows. The walk was mainly across fields or along farm tracks, which was nice, because we avoided road traffic. We would pass close to the villages of Fenton, Stubton and Claypole.

As I pulled up at our arranged meeting point, at All Saints Church, I noted that Mick and Chris had already arrived. Keen as mustard those two! Amigo Chris has not been around for a few weeks having taken a trip down under, visiting family and friends in Australia and New Zealand.

It had been a chilly 1 deg C first thing, but the sun was shining now and that would soon warm things up nicely. We walked through the church grounds and crossed a concrete bridge over the River Witham. After walking along the bank for a short while, we turned right into lush green farmland.

We followed the drainage ditch adjacent to the field, taking in wide views across the fields. I was enjoying the sense of space and the sun on my face. The grass was wet from overnight dew. I hope my boots don’t get too wet. I popped on my sunglasses – the sun was low and bright.

We spotted two pairs of Hares running across the fields. Shortly, we skirted Fenton and were back into the fields, crossing through young crops where a narrow path was barely visible.

I could hear a noise through some trees, the quiet ambience was shattered, and sure enough the source soon became evident – a tractor.

Arriving into Stubton we walked past a nice looking building, Stubton Hall – a wedding venue.

We took a break in the bus shelter. Chris had some disgusting looking, allegedly healthy, green coloured drink. To be fair, he said he wouldn’t be getting any more. I had a scotch egg and a slice of cake 😊.

Refreshed we took a path which crossed multiple fields towards Claypole. We met a few people walking their dogs and watched numerous trains travelling along the East Coast Main Line Railway which ran close by. Reaching a level crossing we turned away from Claypole and followed a lane and then fields back to Barnby.

In the final field we passed by some curious young calves and their mums before reaching the banks of the River Witham once again.

It had been an enjoyable walk in perfect weather and it was good to have the Three Amigos back walking once again.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶