The actual route followed from Orux Maps on my mobile phone.

Dozens of Starlings roost on a tree at Hemsworth near the airfield.

A fine show of Old Man's Beard near Chetterwood.

Weak winter sunshine is a treat to see after days of rain.

The moon looks down on Crichel Down.

The sun sinks into cloud signalling the arrival of more rain later that evening.

A rare splash of colour.

The entrance to the abandoned airfield at Tarrant Rushton at Windy Corner.

Windy Corner which apparently was a guard hut during the war.

Tarrant Rushton in busier times - June 1944 preparing for D-day and the invasion of France. An evocative photo of Sterling bombers lined up ready to tow gliders full of troops.