Berries bring colour to hedgerows along the Ridgeway National Trial

Spindle tree (Euonymus europaea) 
The wood was used to make ‘spindles’ for spinning and holding wool in the old days 

Black bryony (Dioscorea communis) berries
The only species from the Yam family of plants in Britain. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Old Man's Beard ( Clematis vitalba)
A climbing plant associated with devils and witches because it was thought to choke plants to death.

Rosehips (Rosa canina)
One of the richest sources of vitamin C in plants, used for tisanes, jams ...  The fine hairs inside the hip are also used as itching powder. 

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Anne
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Avebury to Stonehenge - A walk through history

'Walking Through History' 

See Tony Robinson's walk through prehistory from Avebury to Stonehenge on BBC Channel 4, Saturday at 8:00pm.

Walk the 45 mile route over a relaxing weekend
or
Extend the ancient Ridgeway Trail to visit these awesome prehistoric sites.

Further details coming soon.





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Anne
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Winter along the Ridgeway National Trail

The Ridgeway National Trail runs for 87 miles from Overton Hill near Avebury, Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire, England. It is thought to follow the oldest route in Europe, dating back to the Stone Age (4000BC) and passes next to numerous prehistoric sites, notably, Avebury Stone Circle, the Uffington White Horse and Barbury Castle. 

For most of the route, it follows high ground along the chalk ridge, and after the last few months of heavy rain the footpaths are is not so muddy as those at lower levels, so a good trail to choose for a spring tour. 

For a self-guided tour along The Ridgeway check out walkthelandscape.co.uk/ridgeway.php

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Anne

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New lambs and blackthorn in flower along the Ridgeway

New lambs in the combe (valley) dropping down into Bishopstone

A cloud of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) in full bloom

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Snowdrops and Aconites, a sign of spring

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Anne
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Walking in Wiltshire: Avebury Stone Circle

Avebury Stone Circle lies in the Kennet Valley, Wiltshire, at the south-west end of the Ridgeway, one of England's National Walking Trails.

Avebury is at the centre of one of the greatest surviving concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in Western Europe. It is truly a very special and, for many, a mystical and sacred place.

The Outer Ring of the Stone Circle

The Cove Stones

The Ancient and the Medieval

Sweet music at the Wishing Trees

Wishing Tree shelter

with the bank and ditch of the henge in the background

Stone hugging at West Kennet Avenue

A sarsen stone on West Kennet Avenue

Lichens at home on the stones

*** COMING SOON ***

The RIDGEWAY NATIONAL TRAIL

and STONE CIRCLES (Stonehenge and Avebury)

Self-guided and Guided Walking Tours

Contact us for more information.

Best

Anne

Walk the Landscape