This was a walk around 10:00am. It entered the property by the lower gate in Hinton Lane:
Turning left up the path towards the upper gate:
The oak ath the gate had lost a limb in the storms:
Turning right, the wlak continued towards the main entrance gate. Looking back towards the oak:
The autumn colours showing strongly:
Recording the monthly view of the old oak. This shows the boughs that are dying:
This can be seen clearly in this closer view:
The walk continues towards the main gate:
With the cattle grazing earlier in the year, there are many cowpats all seemingly sprouting grey fungi:
Looking back where we have come from:
The final view is of the sun streaming through a tree, casting shadows into the foreground:
Exiting via the main gate, the walk continued to the Hinton Arms where it crossed the A272 into a field showing the line of trees on the North side of the road:
The path then crossed the bridge over the Bramdean Stream. It is a winterbourne but after the dry summer it has no water in it:
