WALK FROM FLITWICK NOVEMBER 2009

Flitwick Mill, where seven of us started the Two Moors Heritage Trail

It was a grey November day, however it was warm and dry and the colours were amazing! If you wait for the weather you may never do anything. We saw Flitton Moor, Flitwick Moor, some beautiful churches, the River Flit, the site of a Monastic Grange, woods, moors, animals and were even invited back after the walk to the house of one of our first time walkers for coffee. Very much appreciated Dave!
Silsoe Church where we stopped and ate our lunch on the wall.

The River Flit is rich in iron ore and they used to take the water and bottle it as a tonic (do you fancy it?)

What, we are too early the pub isn't open!

However on extending the walk to Silsoe we subsequently found one which was and provided us all with tea and coffees.

A small pond on Flitwick Moor.

They even provide some bridges to save walkers disappearing into either the river or some of the very boggy land if you stray off the path in Folly Wood.

Part of the path on Flitton Moor SSSI.

Well worth doing. If you want to try it yourself, look up the Two Moors Heritage Trail.

MILTON KEYNES NOVEMBER 2009

Another trotting weekend, this time a little nearer to home.

It surprising what you can find on, or close to, your own doorstep!


Bradwell YHA MK


Some of the group stayed over, others of us just went for the Saturday or Sunday Walks.


A glorious autumn day walking along the canal watching the barges go by.

There was as usual an irresistible hostelry along the way where coffees and other refreshments were very welcome.


Going to see Bradwell Mill.

We found those infamous concrete cows.

You never know whats round the corner in the MK countryside.

Taking a while to enjoy the Peace Pagoda which is very close to Willan Lake.

This was only on the Saturday. Those who stayed over went out for a meal on Saturday night and did another walk near Cosgrove on the Sunday

BogHedgeJamTrots

First we start with the fruit. Sloes, hawes, rowen berries, damsons, blackberries, crab apples and rosehips.



..We cooked the 'hard' fruits, rosehips, hawes, crab apples, sloes and rowen berries.




Once this is cooked we sieved this. The result was a lovely sticky pulp.



Sticky lips, someone has to have a taster!



Lots of jars of jam. (the first batch)




Starting the washing up.



Look what we made!




Batch 2. Preparing the fruit.



Another batch of cooked fruit. (Batch 2)



Boiling up the jam.




Always the washing up at the end.