Dolly and I did try to get a walk in at Shouldham Warren. However that was a blow out. We got there to find that the car park, and the woods were closed. Later at home I was able to find out on a council discussion thread that it has been closed since September, and due to reopen on 5th November. Apparently the Forestry Commission is doing some tree thinning. The public are allowed access after 5pm each day.

Dolly and I will return once Shouldham Warren is reopened.

But that left us needing to find a spot to have a walk.

On our drive back across the fenland landscape we were looking for a suitable spot to stop.

In the end we ended up walking along a section of Middle Level Main Drain.

Our walk was windy, and as we made our way along the drains embankment we started to feel specks of rain as we caught up with a shower moving across the fenland landscape.

On the opposite embankment was a fisherman sheltering under his large fishing umbrella.

Once back at the car the geese we had seen earlier swimming on the drain were now on the opposite embankment.

As an impromptu walk under the circumstances it was ok.

But that walk was a couple of days back.

Today Dolly and I ended up at Sutton Bridge and walking along the sea defences leading towards the RAF target range, and forming part of the King Charles III coastal path.

It was a windy there and back walk. With the wind mainly behind us as we walked away from the car, and then almost head on as we returned.

As we got closer to the car we were approached by a man asking if we had seen a black dog. His dog had managed to run off whilst walking it. Sadly he was the first person we had seen on our walk. And we had definitely not seen a black dog.

Back at the car we wished him luck finding his dog. On our drive back we went a little slower keeping an eye out over the ploughed fields for any sign of the dog.

I hadn’t done this side of the Wash since the wolf pack days. It was nice to return to this spot.