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4 Turn right and walk along theroad, taking the left fork toFulletby.

1 With your back to the PostOffice walk across the MarketPlace towards the Bank and turnleft along High Street to itsjunction with North Street andBull Ring.

2 Take Banks Street, the narrowstreet directly in front of you.At the end of Banks Street is theRiver Waring. Follow the riverto a T-junction.

3 Turn left and then take the nextright, Bowl Alley Lane. Walkpast the schools and where theroad bends to the left, followthe waymarked lane that goesstraight ahead behind thehouses. Continue along thispath as it turns left to reach aroad.

At the junction with a footpath,cross the bridge and bear rightat a slight angle towards abungalow where there is a gatein the fence. Turn left to followthe driveway to the lane.

Turn right, and at the end of thelane turn left and follow thefootpath diagonally across thefield towards a gate in a dogleg in the hedge.

You will walk alongside aplanted hedge whichincludes hawthorn,blackthorn and dogrose. As itgrows the hedge will become an importantwildlife habitat, particularly for birds. Theorange-red fruits of the dogrose are knownas hips and are a rich source of vitamin C. Tosupplement war-time diets the Ministry ofHealth in 1941 encouraged volunteers andschool children to collect and use rosehips.The lump and bumps in this field are

earthworks, and include the remains of amoat, which form part of Norcotes desertedmedieval village.

This path is edged with a variety of treesand shrubs, some of which have beenplanted. Many of the species bear berriesin the autumn, including hawthorn, elder,blackthorn and spindle, and attract avariety of birds. If you are quiet you maybe lucky and see a few.

7 To continue the walk, turn leftand leave the Viking Way andwalk along the road as itdescends to cross the RiverWaring and then climbs to itsjunction with the A153.

8 Cross the road with care andcarry straight on to Farthorpe.

9 At the bottom of the hill crossthe stream and turn left. Aftercrossing the stream again, turnright along the bridleway besidethe stream and ponds, and thenon in the same direction along afield edge.

Turn right and follow thehedge to the road.

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Follow this lane through theoutskirts of Horncastle to a T-junction.

Turn left to return to theMarket Place.

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15There are some significant views as you climbover the Lincolnshire countryside if you pauseand look back. To your left you should also beable to spot the Belmont TV mast, at 385m thehighest in the country, and on a clear day theoutline of Lincoln cathedral, some 20 miles tothe west.

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Cross the next field by bearingdiagonally left to the corner ofthe field and end of the wall.

Turn right through the gate andfollow the path across the field,by keeping the hedge on yourright, to the field corner andlane.

Turn left along the lane. Leavethe lane as it turns left, tocontinue straight on along atrack.

At the end of the track take thefootpath on the right. Gothrough the gate, turn left andfollow the field edge to wherethe path goes left through thehedge.

13Turn left and at the crossroadsturn right. After approximately150m turn left onto a publicfootpath which crosses twofields. Aim for a gap in thehedge to the right of the singletree. Continue at a slight angleto the right, to a group of treesand shrubs and a bridge overthe River Bain.

To visit Fulletby turn right.

The wide verges each side of this road are partof the Roadside Nature Reserve Schememanaged by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.Verges are often unimproved flower richgrassland and these verges in particularcontain orchids and cowslips.

This area is the site of Farthorpe medievalvillage and there is still evidence on the groundof field banks and a moated site. Theimpressive Grange on the left is a listedbuilding.

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5 At the next road junction turnleft onto the public bridleway.Follow the waymarkers andViking Way signs as thebridleway turns right, leftand then right againbefore meeting anotherbridleway.

The masts visible on the skylineahead and to the right are situatednear Fulletby. The village of West Ashbyand the church tower can be seen on the left.

6 For the SHORTERwalk turn leftat this junction towards WestAshby village. At the A153 roadturn right. Just before thechurch turn left along BirchLane, and turn left again at theend. Rejoin the longer walkdirections at 12.

For the LONGERwalk turn rightand continue along the VikingWay as it turns left, and thenright alongside a hedge beforejoining a stone track past afarmyard to a road.

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Fulletby

Cross the bridge, turn left thenright through a garden pastThimbleby Mill and onto a lane.