Geo-Trips :: A walk in mid-Devon
Cruwys Morchard to Bickleigh
A walk from Cruwys Morchard, Thu, 17 Aug 2017 by David Smith
This was a bus-to-bus walk to visit for the first time half-a-dozen squares, using roads and paths (some of the latter were muddy). Hardly saw anyone, except for a group visiting the graveyard at Cruwys Morchard and a few passing motorists
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Page's Cross north of Cruwys Morchard
A crossroads on the B3137, with a bus stop for passengers to/from Cruwys Morchard
The road from Cruwys Morchard to the B3137
The house on the left was formerly the church Sunday School
Part of the graveyard, Cruwys Morchard church
Road junction at Cruwys Morchard
In the same way as at Page's Cross, [[2869568]], the location of the signpost on... more
The lych gate of Cruwys Morchard church
The gate is on a vertical pivot
Cruwys Morchard church
The Church of the Holy Cross was rebuilt after a severe fire in 1689, so boasts... more
WW1 war memorial, Cruwys Morchard church
The screen, Cruwys Morchard church
This is a rare example of a screen dating from the late 17th/early 18th century... more
The Avery family memorial, Cruwys Morchard
An elaborate memorial, much of which is hidden by the church organ
Specimen trees in the garden of Cruwys Morchard House
The manor house is adjacent to the church; it is listed grade II* dating from the... more
Trees and valley at Cruwys Morchard
In the dip, the reeds on the left hide a small lake
Stream valley east of South Linhay, Cruwys Morchard
Horseclose Plantation, Highgate
Farley Plantation, near Highgate
Track into Prescottmoor Plantation
Tractor tracks on the edge of a field, east of Highgate
Overgrown track near Lythe-land
Marked as a track on the OS map, but not one to attempt to use
Sheep grazing south of Hookway Lane
Field north of Hookway Lane
The land drops to one of the east-west valleys leading towards the Exe
Marshland north of Windmill Farm
A patch of marsh in grassland
The end of Hookway Lane at Windmill Farm
Barn at Windmill Farm
A wall that has been repaired at several times
Heath Lane
Footpath and track to Little Heath
Cob building at Little Heath
Seen from the end of Ford Lane, a footpath; this cob building has been... more
Ford Lane, a footpath from Little Heath to South Ford
An old track with hedgebanks
Ford Lane, a footpath to Little Heath
Track to South Ford
The footpath passes the houses, and crosses the valley which once had a ford
Fields south of road east of Old Ford
Looking over the valley towards Down Wood on the hilltop
Tree by the entrance to Langmoor
Track across field near Down Farm
Field and track towards Thongsleigh Wood
The woodland is in the valley, but the treetops are visible along the track
Tree at the bend in the road near Down Farm
The road takes a right-angle turn by the tree; the bend is at the corner of four fields
Road to Worthy Bridge
Running along a ridge with woods on the south
Field and scrub above Coombeland
The field drops to the right into a Devon combe
Overgrown quarry near Down Cottage
A small excavation for extracting stone by the side of the road, now covered with... more
Cross's Wood, part of Buzzards
Buzzards is a valley owned and managed by the National Trust. There are a few... more
Footpath sign near Thongsleigh Cottage
A path into the woods at Buzzards
Track in woodland on west bank of Dart River
The track slopes towards the flood plain of the small river
Ford across River Dart in Buzzards
Buzzards is an area of woodland and valley owned by the National Trust
Footbridge over River Dart at Buzzards
Track along south-east edge of Cross's Wood
Cross's Wood is part of the National Trust Buzzards estate
Track along the edge of the River Dart flood plain
This track on the south-west edge of Cross's Wood in Buzzards follows the side of... more
Field above the flood plain of River Dart
The bushes mark the edge of the flood plain, with a steep bank behind them. The... more
Track and footpath by River Dart
The track, in its worn depression, crosses the river at a ford to the left of this... more
Small bridge over small tributary of River Dart
Access road to Coombeland
The farm is about a kilometre away
Road junction at Worthy Bridge Cross
Worthy Bridge crosses the River Dart to the left, from a junction a few metres... more
Road from the valley to Worth Farm
On the right is a small excavation, perhaps a quarry site
Fields and woodland opposite Worth Farm
Seen from opposite the drive to Worth Farm, the wooded valley leads to the farm at... more
Tracks through the bracken covered hillside
Field gate and road on Blackberry Down
Trees marking field boundaries on Blackberry Down
Hollow Devon lane near Kingdom's Corner
Kingdom's Corner
This is a five way road junction; the through road bends to the right, with the... more
Track west from Kingdom's Corner
Muddy track east from Kingdom's Cross
As signed, a bridleway; marked as Larkey Lane on detailed maps
Larkey Lane
The surface of the lane here is an outcrop of rock
Larkey Lane close to Little Silver
Field with en suite bath
Note that the bath is supplied with taps
The eastern end of Larkey Lane
Flock of sheep near Little Silver
A field which drops away to the River Dart
Path along hillside east of Little Silver
The path follows an old hollow way, one side has been eroded leaving isolated... more
Path south-east of Ashilford
Running through woodland on the hillside beside the River Dart. The roof of... more
Fields in the valley near Ashilford
Cows and fishing lakes south of Ashilford
Gates into two hillside fields south of Ashilford
Ford over River Dart
The bridleway to Bickleigh runs beside the river on the right
Footpath to Dart Cottages
The path is not clear across the field. A parallel bridleway is used more often
Wild flowers by the road to Dart Bridge
Between the road and field there is a shallow ditch where some of these flowers are rooted
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