Barnt Green

Wednesday, 4th October

Long walk around the hills, starting from Bilberry, down Twatling Lane to Barnt Green and then back up through Cofton Woods. It feels really like autumn now. The chestnuts and acorns are falling and make a constant noise in the trees.

Discovered a caretaker, cutting back shrubs in what used to be the old schoolhouse and spent an hour talking to him about the area whilst he showed me inside the house. Have arranged to meet Park Ranger at the Visitor Centre on Friday. Walked to the monument, which surprisingly, I have never seen before. Was going to carry on to the Beacon but another headache had started so I returned to the hotel, had a bath and got ready to drive to Mom and Dad's.