Date: Saturday 31st May 2025.  Distance: 6 miles.  Leader: Angela Vasylenko

 

On a lovely warm morning, with a gentle breeze, 12 of us left Lane End village car park for a 6 mile circular walk.  We went first through Moor Common then Moorend Common (with orchids - "Marsh" and "Common"). Woods and fields then through the churchyard of St John The Evangelist church in Frieth.  Further on we traversed down a field, which, a few years ago, had acres and acres of poppies and cornflowers  - today only a few white daisies. We walked through Hill's Wood and Hatchett Wood then stopped for our banana break.  On downhill,then through fields skrting Skirmett then the climb up through Adam's Wood. A long flat strectch through Mousel's Wood, down then up through fields into Fining Wood (a reather strange scarecrow lives there!).  Entering Lane End we passed a house that used to be The Jolly Blacksmith pub (sign still there) and back to the cars. Enjoyed by all.