Spice up your miles with one of our mini-challenges and you could win a money-can’t-buy Golden Badger* –this lot have just discovered they have!
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One of Britain’s flatplacked places of worship.
Bev Taylor became a proper convert: ‘St Aidan’s in Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire – one of under 20 that are listed. Built in 1900, still in use for worship. I didn’t know the history of these buildings and were it not for this challenge I’m not sure I would have taken notice of this one!’ Carol Bianca found this fascinating one at Hallmuir camp near Lockerbie – built for Ukrainian prisoners after WWII who couldn’t go back to the USSR for fear of being sent to Siberia! ‘First I thought what the heck is that?’ says Lara Dent, but she found one – the 1905 Church Institute of St Mary’s Church, Alverstoke and converted into a church in 1960–61.’ Helena Hodges walked past this beaut on the way to Solsbury Hill and says it’s recently been bought by a local young couple who are slowly renovating it.
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Areadymade work of art.
Janet Bailey captured this dazzling mirror image at Knaresborough viaduct. Chris Tucker spotted this lovely reflection at Llyn Mwyngil in Gwynedd. Viv Godby captured this gorgeous image of poplars in a puddle. Zuzana Belas shared this mindbending puzzler!
*WHAT’S WITH THE BADGERS IN #WALK1000MILES? Our mascot was born when, after we first introduced the now-famous Walk 1000 Miles badge, it was suggested we should start referring to people who wore them as badgers. Now you’re all caught up!
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And savour the sheer Red Riding Hoodness of it.
Lynn Griffiths got deep into Coombs Wood in the Eden Valley: ‘Just the sounds of the birds and the wind in the trees to keep me Company. Absolute heaven.’Robin Howe ventured into the centre of Lady Wood, near Lyveden New Bield in Northants: ‘Just the wind in the trees and the whistle of circling red kites.’ Slinky Baloo got as close as she could to the middle of this wood: ‘I was the only one there and all I could hear were my footsteps and the birds singing! It was magical.’ Janet Brown found her way to the middle of this wood close to Baddesley Clinton, a place of ‘lovely leafmould mud and muntjac’. Peace and poetry!
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Low-sided and lovely, for heavily loaded horses (and walkers).
Lizzy Marrington found this retiring beauty, Dob Park Bridge in Norwood. Richard Walker found this grade II listed packhorse bridge on Hathersage Moor, ‘A single segmental arch of co
