So I have an apology to you all, I’m sorry that I said I was fed up with the grey cold dank overcast weather we’d had for the last few weeks. From the minute I hit publish on that walk the weather has clearly gone, right Steve, your wish is my command. Lots of rain and windy, with the exception of the super sunny day yesterday, when I was cleaning my car instead of walking! Today was no exception as the forecasts said a very windy spell and heavy rain would sweep in again. Certainly it rained, windy, not so much. It seems that the forecasters today are more concerned with naming a storm, than they are getting the forecast accurate, as they react to a slight breeze with a yellow weather warning. I’d even class todays rain as normal heavy rain, hardly weather warning territory. Still we got a soaking as I planned an early ish walk, hoping to be back before the worst hit. We were sort of successful, as the second half of the walk was very wet. We set of from Cadover, through North Wood, before we hung a left up to Shaugh Beacon, the long path down into Shaugh Prior was pretty muddy and slippy, but we stayed upright. Next we walked through the village, stopping in the church porch for a coffee out of the rain. All that was left was simple lane walk to the car again, 3 miles and back in the car by 12.30pm, got to be our earliest finish to a walk!

Start – Cadover parking

Route – Cadover Bridge – North Wood – Shaden Moor – Shaugh Beacon – Shaugh Prior – Shaugh Prior Church – Shaugh Prior Cross – Shaden Moor Cross – Cadover Bridge

Distance – 3 miles  Start time – 10.30am  Time taken – 1hrs 55mins Highest Point – Shaugh Beacon 244 metres

Weather – Heavy rain, a bit windy