Osmaston to Wyaston

5 of us this week, Geoff's daughter Sally had travelled up to see her dad on Fathers Day as a surprise. She set off at 04:00 to get to Blackbrook before the crew set off at 06:00. With it forecast as a very hot morning we Ike decided a nice walk across the fields so it was off to Osmaston and we parked up just beside the pond. The footpath went across the football pitch through a fence and off into the fields. The footpath was sometimes not easily recognisable and we went off track a couple of times but my GPS kept us going. We came to a huge corn field where we had to walk up the tractor paths so as not to damage any crop, the path on the map was straight across the field. We encountered an electric fence, fortunately not switched on. we found a nice shady tree for our breakfast stop and spotted a couple of hares in the field. Back to the car and we ended up at Ike's daughters in Brailsford where we had a nice cuppa.

This weeks route

Osmaston Pond

Swallow

Ike

Sally & Geoff

Rob

Sally & Ike

Rob & Ike

Geoff & Sally

Sally & Geoff negotiating the electric fence

Well dressing in Wyaston

Just checking the map

Breakfast time

Vintage tractor

Sally

One of Rachels Dogs

 We had a good walk with a few moments off track, had to pass through a very boggy area in the woods and spotted some nice wildlife including a pair of swallows, several hares. We got a bit concerned at one stage when a group of young bullocks took too much interest in us passing through their field. A blistering hot morning with little shelter from it. Summer is definitely here, Ike, Rob and Geoff had took their jumpers off and i had my shorts on although i did suffer from a couple of nettle stings.
See you next week.