Sunday 7th June Name Miles Start Comments Christine Gadsby 5.3 Dunstable Walked up to Dunstable Downs. There were lots of paragliders and the usual dog walkers. Came back over the golf course. Juliet Chodzko 4.0 Hemel To Bovingdon Churchyard via FP's and Stoney Lane and back via the fields Marion Adams 10.0 Tring Tring reservoirs, Aldbury Nowers, and back through Tring Park using the Ridgeway. Early start to miss the rain. Grete Turner 4.0 Hemel Hemel Hempstead up to Bovingdon along the lanes, and back along the fields. Ian Brander 8.5 Barton-le-Clay Walk in the Barton Hills, along the Icknield Way and back through Hexton. Have to be early to park in Barton-le-Clay. Heather Harris 6.0 Wheathampstead John Drake 6.5 Cross Farm Harpenden Cross Lane-Langley Wood-Sandridgebury-Heartwood-Nomansland-Cross Farm John Howlett 6.0 Wheathampstead Valerie Howlett 6.0 Wheathampstead Walk Gustard woods, through Mid Herts Golf, Ayot St lawrence, Good walk. Chris Gregory 3.9 Apsley Mayo Walters 5.5 Redbourn Walked out of Redbourn and turned up to Flowers farm from the Bypass. Through the farm and then over a number of fields , past Dale End Farm and then to Hill End Road, and down that lane to the main road. Then down to Redbournbury Mill, over the ford and through various fields back to Redbourn. Wonderful views over the countryside and meadow larks and swallows, also 2 red kites. Chris Abbott 1.0 Redbourn Round the block Anne Robinson 6.0 Northchurch Dudswell to Cow Roast, up towards A41 and returrn - saw a meadow totally covered in flowers. Barbara Byrne 4.5 Berkhamsted Regular circular walk from home towards Sandpit Green Jan Norman 6.0 Redbourn Common Circular walk during which we temporarily acquired a lively Dalmatian. He left us when he no longer fancied our route! Diana Cork 3.0 Harpenden Evening walk from home Philip Cork 3.0 Harpenden John Rowe 1.0 Great Gaddesden village morning dog walks, The dog cannot now walk far she has arthritis John Rowe 1.0 Pipers Hill Great Evening Dog walks Gaddesden Valerie Coast 3.0 Highfield Park St Albans My daily lockdown exercise - I don't have a car so can't go further afield. Patti Wiseman 8.5 Barton Hills Daily total 102.7 Cumulative total 102.7 Monday 8th June Name Miles Start Comments Christine Gadsby 5.3 Dunstable Early walk along the busway and back through town. Lots of wild flowers among the concrete track. No sun to blind me this morning as I went East. Grete Turner 2.0 Hemel The Water Meadow, along the canal, Hardings Moor and back over Roughdown Common Juliet Chodzko 10.0 Cholesbury Cricket Club via Asheridge and The Lee, including a number of unfamiliar footpaths Anne Robinson 10.0 Cholesbury Cricket Club Good walk with 2 others via Asheridge and Chartridge. Ian Brander 12.0 Cholesbury Cricket Club with Juliet and Anne to Asheridge and The Lee but I also did a bit of recce afterwards so walked 2 extra miles. John Drake 9.5 Berkhamstead Hertfordshire Way Berkhamstead-Bovingdon & return John Hounslow 8.5 Skirmett Road car park I decided to walk again my Hambledon, Medmenham and River Thames walk I led last year. Lots of free north of Mill End spaces in car park, would probably get very busy at the weekends. Ruth Crowther 6.3 Redbourn We walked on the Nickey line to Chequers lane and across the main road onto the Ver Valley walk towards the Redbourn Road. At our first mill house, we crossed the road and headed towards Redbournbury mill. From here, we continued towards St Albans to the last Mill (Shafford) which is my favourite with its sign “ No Bathers” and lots goslings. From here, we walked towards Childwickbury however ran out of time so retraced our steps to Redbournbury mill and then continued on the footpath to come out just before the Shell garage and back to Redbourn. Marion Adams 12.0 Hemel To Golden Valley via Potten End and the Gaddesdens returning through Potten End Chris Abbott 1.0 Redbourn Round the block the other way Gordon Munro 4.0 Cholesbury Cricket Club Walked to the Dinosaur wood, but they are now removed. Debra Cox 4.0 Cholesbury Cricket Club Valerie Coast 3.0 Highfield Park, St Albans My daily lockdown exercise - I don't have a car so can't go further afield. Trevor Liddle 8.5 Cosgrove, Northants A lovely walk along the Grand Union, Gt Ouse River and through part of the Ouse Valley Park to Old Stratford and on through field paths to the hamlet of Passenham - church looked lovely but as per all closed. Back along river through meadows got lost a bit as had to divert and climb a barbed wire fence! to get back on track. Back along river to Old Stratford and then across fields to the old Buckingham canal back along to Cosgrove. Weather cool to start but did warm up John Rowe 1.0 Great Gaddesden morning dog walks, The dog cannot now walk far she has arthritis John Rowe 1.0 Pipers Hill Great Evening Dog walks Gaddesden Diana Cork 7.0 Harpenden Circular walk to Mackerye End Philip Cork 7.0 Harpenden Daily total 112.1 Cumulative total 214.8 Tuesday 9th June Name Miles Start Comments Marion Adams 14.0 Ampthill Great Park Marston Vale Timberland Trail Grete Turner 2.0 Hemel Roughdown, Hardings Moor, canal towpath and the Water Meadow back home Margaret Bradburn 5.0 Abbots Langley Walked through the poppy fields Clive Sutton 6.5 Kimpton Recreation ground car park in Kimpton had plenty of space free. The footpath we took out of Kimpton starts from Claggy Lane and heads west then North West up to Ansells End. Through Ansells End then west where it joins the Chiltern Way going north. At this point the field is planted with a wide wild flower border alive with Butterflies & Bees. The Chiltern Way continues to Whitwell and at the recreation ground we took the Hertfordshire Way back to Kimpton June Sutton 6.5 Kimpton Gordon Munro 9.3 Cholesbury Village Hall Marking this walk as future Group walk. Very pleasant walk,topped off by bumping into fellow Ramblers. Val, Heather, Pattie, Anne and Ian. Heard them coming well before seeing them. John Howlett 5.0 Redbourn Valerie Howlett 10.5 Halton Patti Wiseman 10.5 Wendover Walked Wendover Woods, Aston Hill & Pavis Woods Debra Cox 9.3 Cholesbury village hall We bumped into some chatty walkers who we could hear coming around the bend. Low and behold it was Patti, Anne, Ian, Heather & Val. How lovely to stop and catch up! Ian Brander 10.5 Wendover Wendover, Wendover Woods, Pavis Woods and The Ridgeway. Heather Harris 10.5 Wendover Wendover Woods, Aston Hill and Pavis Woods. Anne Robinson 10.5 Wendover Energetic walk, mostly in woods, led by Patti, with Val, Heather and Ian - lovely views. Juliet Chodzko 6.0 Berkhamsted Across to Northchurch Common where there is such a choice of paths on and around the Common that it's possible to vary the walk nearly every time. Until last week there were continual sounds of cuckoo activity. Christine Gadsby 6.7 Dunstable Warmer than yesterday, early walk and then a birthday card delivery. Lots of elderflowers blooming. Barbara Byrne 6.0 Northchurch Common Birdsong larks and an owl. Foxgloves. Honeysuckle Hilary Fisher 7.0 Langton Herring, Dorset Beautiful walk along the Chesil Beach coastline in Dorset from Langton Herring, past Fleet Nature Reserve, to Chickerell Hive Point. Back over the hills. Sky clear enough to see Deveon in the distance. Chris Abbott 9.5 Bledlow Sprig's Alley, Collier's Lane, Bennett End, Radnage church, Bledlow Ridge, Rout's Green and back along the Ridgeway. Lots of wooded paths and hilltop ridges with good views. Lynda Abbott 9.5 Bledlow Chris Gregory 3.7 Apsley Circular walk around Shendish fields Diana Cork 4.0 Harpenden Evening walk to Leasey Bridge Philip Cork 4.0 Harpenden Diana Wilson 10.0 Wheathampstead Walk to Ayot Green and Ayot Place John Rowe 1.0 Great Gaddesden morning dog walks, The dog cannot now walk far she has arthritis John Rowe 1.0 Pipers Hill Great Evening Dog walks Gaddesden Valerie Coast 3.0 Highfield Park, St Albans My daily lockdown exercise - I don't have a car so can't go further afield. John Drake 10.8 Bovingdon Hertfordshire Way Bovingdon-Kings Langley & Return Daily total 192.2 Cumulative total 407.0 Wednesday 10th June Name Miles Start Comments Grete Turner 2.0 Hemel Felden Lane to Camelot's grounds, back via Meadow Way and Roughdown John Howlett 6.0 Bunkers park Bunker park towards Blackwater woods, Bedmond ,Nash mills Valerie Howlett 6.0 Bunkers park Cross Farm-Aldwickbury-Batford Springs-Mackeyre End-Gustard Wood-Wheathampstead-Nomansland- John Drake 9.0 Cross Farm Harpenden Cross Farm. Just back before the rain! Usual early morning walk along the busway when I was rained on and then met up with 2 others and we Christine Gadsby 8.8 Dunstable and Markyate walked from Markyate round Studham Common. Heard lots of skylarks. Heather Harris 6.0 Bedmond Lane Starting from Bunkers Lane car park we walked to Blackwater Wood, across fields to Bedmond, on to Hyde Farm and back. We had along chat with the friendly farmer at Well Farm about his friendly cows - some of you might remember the sign that he put up.