Home page Walks photos Archive 2006		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Dursley and Waterley Bottom 26 August 2006 David and Maurice have devised a moderate to hilly walk from Dursley. .
		We leave Dursley via the new housing development on the old Listers site .
		And head out of town .
		Past horses quietly grazing .
		A farm with Downham (Smallpox) Hill looming in the background .
		And a pretty garden to the side .
		We then cross the fields towards Uley .
		Passing an agricultural relic .
		Eventually pausing for a break .
		Before heading downhill .
		And up the other side of the valley .
		With views across to Uley .
		Up the valley .
		And over a farm .
		There then follows a climb through woods .
		With steps to help us on the last stretch .
		A muck spreader to remind us that this is farming country .
		Before we stop for morning coffee .
		Ignoring the rain and unusually damp conditions .
		We head along the top of the hill .
		With views to the Severn Vale .
		How to cross a stile with sticks without getting into difficulties .
		Watched by an interested spectator .
		A cross marking the site of an old church, long since demolished .
		Then down through the woods .
		To Waterley Bottom .
		And up the other side looking up the valley .
		And into woods where we pass several ants nests. Volunteers to sit on top for a photo were hard to come by .
		We stop for lunch in a woodland clearing .
		Before heading down into Dursley .
		Passing the market place and back to the cars .
		Photos from Richard
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