The observant amongst you will notice that I walked this section of the Heart of England Way in reverse
direction, purely for logistical reasons.
I was walking with a friend who
is local to the area who was able to fill me in on the local history of the
places we past through.
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| Kingsbury Water Park |
The walk began by taking us through Kingsbury Water Park, full of wildlife and Saturday morning joggers. After a short stretch on the Birmingham and Fazeley canal we took a little diversion into the fairly new Middleton RSPB reserve.
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| Middleton RSPB Reserve |
After another section on the canal it was over an unusual turreted footbridge which looks like it more belongs in Disneyworld and into the village of Drayton Bassett, birthplace of Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister and founder of the Metropolitan Police. There's quite a bit of road walking around here but eventually, after crossing the A453, it's back to quiet country lanes and lovely footpaths over rolling countryside all the way to the outskirts of Lichfield.
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| A most unusual footbridge over the canal |
There's ongoing work in Lichfield to restore part of the Lichfield canal and the footpath is already open making it a more pleasant way in than keeping to the main road. The end of this 15 mile section snakes through housing estates and playing fields to bring us back to the point I ended last time.
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| Birmingham and Fazeley Canal |
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