Billinghay & Walcott

The Walks Map The Walks The Walks Cross the next field by aiming Leave the track as it bends to the WALK TWO 11 Follow the path along the field Cross the next field by bearing The War Memorial, in the centre of the towards a footpath post to the 15 right and continue on in the edge. Cross the bridge in the right and heading for the left village, was built on the site of 9 Turn right down Sprite Lane, past the village water pump, a left of the telegraph pole. 12 Walcott same direction onto hedge line and turn left to corner of the woodland. Then N the playing field. the water tower. continue to follow the same keep the trees on your right and gathering place for villagers 14 before mains water was Bear slightly right across the next hedge. The village of Walcott follow the edge of the woodland introduced. field, towards the red-roofed Follow the lane as it turns into a should now be in view. to the Car Dyke. house, to a bridge. 11 track and runs along the edge of 13 The hedge contains a number New Cut Drain. Follow the public footpath down 1 Walk along Victoria Cross the bridge, turn left and of different species including the side of the farm yard to the dog rose, hawthorn and The Car Dyke runs 90 km (56 miles) between Street to West Street and turn follow the hedge to the road. blackthorn. The blackthorns’ Continue in the same direction, road, and turn right. Peterborough and Lincoln, linking the river left. thorny branches provide protection with the drain on your left, when Nene and river Witham. It was built by the for many birds’ nests. The autumnal blue-black the track finishes. Turn left down School Lane and Romans around AD 125 and is the longest of 3 Turn left and walk into the known Roman canals in England and an 2 At the school, cross the road and Billinghay. berries of the blackthorn, known as sloes, are then right along The Smoot used to make wine, jams and to flavour gin. important feature in the Fens. follow the public footpath along 16 10 Cross the wooden bridge and which runs behind the school to the side of the school field. WALK ONE 10 follow the path through the the High Street, opposite the 3 thicket of hawthorn, Follow this path behind the church. 14 Cross the Dyke and the next field houses and along a field edge. 4 Turn right down Mill Lane, 6 Walk around the bowling green blackthorn and elder. Walk One 12 by heading half way between signposted to Sleaford. 9 and behind the Village Hall into Turn right along Walcott High the bungalow and the telegraph Cross the track in front of the 4 2 the car park. Street. pole to its right, to a footpath farm building and bear slightly Walk past the Fire Station and Elder can be easily Walk Two 7 1 identified by its thick, corky sign and the road. right across the next continue along the road, taking 13 At the end of the village take the Leave the car park and continue bark, its cream flowers which field to a concrete care. public footpath on the left along 6 8 in the same direction to a form large heads in the spring 15 Turn right and follow the road, trig. point. junction with the High Street, and its bunches of tiny black berries a track. Gravelhill Drove into Billinghay. in the autumn. The flowers and berries are 5 Take the second public footpath (400m) past a village mosaic. on the left opposite the road to widely used in cordials, wines, jams and Leave the track as it bends to the 1 Billinghay 16 At the T-junction turn right, past Scale /4 mile puddings and are rich in Vitamin C. left and continue in the same The trig. point marks the Digby, and follow the track 5 7 Turn right onto the High Street. the schools, and turn left onto highest point around at 13m direction across the field, alongside the hedge. West Street. Turn right onto (43 feet) above sea level, the heading for the middle of the Victoria Street to return to the land dropping away both to the north and 8 Turn left onto Queen Street at small woodland, to a bridge in south. The high ground in the distance on starting point. the side of The Ship to return to the hedge line. your right (north-east) is the Lincolnshire Victoria Street and the starting Wolds, designated an Area of Outstanding “Map drawn from aerial photography copyright Lincolnshire County Council and Getmapping PLC. point. Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1973. Lincolnshire County Council reproduced from OS mapping with permission of the controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (C) Crown Copyright and Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to civil proceedings. OS Licence I00025370”.

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