13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Andrea and Julie, with Heidi, at The Ship Inn Framilode, the start of the second leg of their walk around the coast of Britain.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Julie and Tops and the suddenly camera-shy Heidi.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 A private residence, formerly The Darrell Arms Public House.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Julie and Heidi looking through the reeds to the river.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Looking across the almost dry river bed to Garden Cliff, with the spire of Westbury Church pointing over it's top. In the background The Forest of Dean.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 On the opposite bank the small town of Newnham, once a busy port, with it's pretty cliff-top church.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Hock Cliff, its sedimentary layers rich in fossils.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Walking through Smith's Wood and Long Wood - a nature reserve, with the first of the bluebells starting to peep through the greenery.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The Rivern Severn

 Despite a very damp week, we had been blessed with fine weather, the nearest we got to rain were rain clouds reflected on the river.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Fretherne Church as seen from the banks of The River Severn.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 A variety of textures on the bank of the river.

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The Rivern Severn

 Julie and her dog Heidi (a Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier) having a quick rest!

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The Rivern Severn

 Sunlight reflecting off mudbanks near the end of our walk

13th April 2012 - The Horseshoe of The River Severn

 Andrea and Julie at Fretherne Swing Bridge after completing our walk around the Horseshoe of the Rivern Severn, in approx 5 hours or so give or take. Mother Nature at her finest once again. Lots of bird life - Chiff Chaff's, various Gulls, Swans, a pair of Heron, many Larks (how lovely to hear them in great abundance), Ducks, Green-finches, Warblers and the two highlights of our walk a Peregrine Falcon and a Wheatear (its name a derivation of 'white arse' - which it certainly did have)! Of course many beautiful Spring flowers including Celandines, Blue Bells, Cuckoo Flowers, Wood Anemones, Violets, and blossoming Blackthorn. We already looking forward to the next leg of our walk sometime in May - Fretherne Swing Bridge to Sharpness.