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Rutland Water Normanton Church and Welland Viaduct

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Check out my ride on Strava: https://strava.app.link/0dDFElT745b back in Peterborough for a few days do a few rides I'd planned last time but it was just to hot and I came this way as the forecast was better than the southwest so off to Rutland Water via Stamford to see that church in the water however water level is low, so not quite what it looks like on most photos but I did take one of the poster at the visitor centre where I stopped for coffee and flapjack best part of a tenner gone £7.69 then onwards to the Welland Viaduct now that's impressive (1,275 yards (1.166 km) long with 82 arches) a lot more arches than that other one in the Peak District only downside is the climb out 😮‍💨 peaking at 17% still made it along with a few others there's life in the old dog yet then it's back to the site via Elton lots of pretty villages and churches around here maybe take a fltter ride tomorrow  ...
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Deer Me there's a lot of Herons

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Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/aWu2K2RqT5b gravel bike for today me thinks out onto the Walsall Canal, The Curly Wyrley across Pelsall Common up the old dismantled pit railway and around Chasewater after a bit of searching found a few red deer 🦌 a few to many dog walkers for the deer still ten minutes break and it's time to head back via the Anglesey Arm, the McClean Way Walsall Town Centre and home via the Walsall Canal seem to be a lot of Herons probably as the Walsall Canal is closed to boats 
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The Old Mill Race and a load of B's

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Check out my ride on Strava: https://strava.app.link/Bup6fr3cQ5b nippy start for today's ride although I'll soon warm up when I take on the Hurst Rd climb up to Sedgley Beacon on the plus side it's a lovely long down through Gospel End to Bratch Triple Lock, onwards to Seisden, Shipley up Cowsheds(19%) to Pattingham, Badger and Beckbury into the Community Shop/Cafe for Coffee, Cake and a Flapjack £3 suitably refreshed it's time to head back via Albrighton, Boscobell, Brewood, Four Ashes, Great/Little Saredon, Shareshill, Short Heath and home so plenty of miles and plenty of up for today 
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A more than usual rubbish ride out over Barr Beacon

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Check out my ride on Strava: https://strava.app.link/uzqYhfXYM5b back on the road bike for today even though it's Friday with everything that entails outbound over Church Hill, Barr Beacon and its an absolute shit tip around there fly tipping plus litter everywhere so much for the newly elected council and they think they can run a country don't think so Nigel, onwards through Four Oaks, Watford Gap, Little Hay to Shenstone ten minutes break by the church and it's time to head back via Footherley, Little Arston and back over the Beacon then home reported the rubbish to the council on X but they can't be arsed to do anything about it other than a web based my account link bloody jobsworth and I'm not going through all that
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Cartoonworld, Alpacaland and up Bodnop Huff-N-Puff

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Check out my ride on Strava: https://strava.app.link/MXoT4UJpJ5b another day another road bike day no need for sun tan lotion maybe take a rain jacket though outbound through Short Heath, Shareshill where their getting ready for the scarecrow festival not so many this year Homer and Bart were excellent still onwards Alpacaland next then Little/Great Saredon, Featherstone past Moseley Old Hall then it's time for a break ten minutes only and onwards or maybe upwards is the correct term as it's the Huff-N-Puff to Essington, Short Heath again Willenhall and home even made it back before the shower that's a bonus 
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