A walk from our new home

/ 26/12/2024

So it was Boxing Day and we had decided to look for a walk, the weather had low cloud for most of the day across the south west, so we decided to look for a walk from home. As it was a Dartmoor walk would have meant cloud inversions, as many photos confirmed on social media later, but we were happy with our route from our front door. The route took us down lanes to start, before finding the old Plymouth to Yealmpton railway track. Once we reached Foodbrook the track/path ends and you join the lanes to Cofflete Creek. We sat there for a coffee before climbing and crossing fields to South Barton. Here the path heads through woodland to the estuary, rejoining the old railway again. Next we headed up to Brixton, before crossing fields behind the church back towards home. Its a nice route that we can use from time to time and at 8 miles its a very decent distance, just need another couple more to give us a bit of variety on walks from home. Happy New Year everyone.

Start – Home

Route – Elburton – Fordbrook – Cofflete Creek – Cofflete – South Barton – Cylinder Bridge – Winston – Brixton – Stamps Hill – Home

Distance – 8 miles  Start time – 11.45am  Time taken – 4hrs  Highest Point – Stamps Hill 75 metres

Weather – Sun to start then low cloud and mist

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Before we start the walk we’ve had a visitor since we moved in. This pied wagtail and his friend has been a regular occurrence in the garden
He likes his crumbs
Starting out in bright sunshine, it wouldn’t last too long
Lovely sunshine as we start out
Nice monkey puzzle tree as we walk to Elburton
Muddy in some of the lanes as we head to the old railway line
On the old railway we pass a signal box
The sign by the track
Foodbrook
Brixton Tor
Down at Cofflete Creek now, about an hour before high tide, we would have a coffee over to the left on a bench
Plenty of wildlife down here
Linda is refueled with coffee and away up the hill
Misty distance views now, replacing the sun we started with
A farmstead which was once part of the old Cofflete Estate
Low cloud atop the hills this Boxing Day walk
South Barton railway cottages, the railway used to come here from Plymouth, down to the quarry, before heading on to Yealmpton. The Beeching cuts closed this line
The quarry entrance
Yealm estuary, not a breath of wind down here
Perfect mirror images
Mud lake left and the River Yealm on the right, Cylinder Bridge in the middle where the railway would cross heading towards Yealmpton
We had a sit here for lunch, absolute silence all around. This is Mud Lake, we would next head through the trees on the left via a path we had passed
Whilst we ate we watched the wildlife, including this cormorant
And this red necked Grebe, a visitor to our estuaries in the winter. Very few of them seen so a bit of a privilege to see one diving for fish on the estuary
Ducks
Now walking the path above Mud Lake
At the far end of Mud Lake
Kitley House can be seen through the trees
Ok so its definitely been warm so far this winter, daffodils on Boxing Day
Brixton knitted Christmas garb
The church in Brixton
Post box knitted decorations
Snowdrop
Primrose
Back into the mist with Sherford in the distance
Even if it is Boxing Day this one doesn’t look happy. Short walk to home and a great 8 miles from the door. More to explore for us in our new patch

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11 thoughts on “A walk from our new home”

  4. Beautiful walk from your doorstep, amazing! We had thick fog for several days after Christmas and avoided walking for obvious reasons, but a friend of my husbands went up The Wrekin and took some amazing cloud inversion photos, so beautiful! Happy new year to all! Here’s to many more adventures, and maybe even a cloud inversion 😂☁️🤞

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  6. Terrific walking to have on your doorstep. Lucky you! And – a Red-necked Grebe. Never seen one. Amazing. Look forward to seeing your home patch in all seasons – and maybe better weather than we’ve been having! Happy New Year and Happy New Home!

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  7. Fantastic that you’ve got great walks from home. It’s one of the biggest negatives about where we live is the walking from the door is very uninspiring, just flat muddy Arable fields.

    Mt Sister in Law’s Partner had a Monkey Puzzle Tree in his garden – the roots grew under the house and caused all sorts of structural problems. Cost him a fortune to put right before he could sell the place

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