Kestrel's eye view of blossoming Blackthorn from footbridge over roaring A11. No dual carriageway nor bridge here when Edward Thomas walked the #IcknieldWay in 1911. But in June he wasn't blessed with today's brilliant, bridal white Blackthorn tunnel #MyWalk #GreatChesterford 1/3

The #IcknieldWay at #WestonColville on a seemingly irredeemably dank English 1st day of December. Mostly walking in cloud though only at 70 m. Looking forward to the S African sun next week at #AEWAMoP7! Still plenty of haws and other fruit for the winter thrushes. #MyWalk #Cambs

The #IcknieldWay seething in stupid game birds...and a foxy smell to boot... Wonderful how Greater Knapweed persists into the gloom. Hogweed & Scentless Mayweed in full bloom. Hares beginning to act as if it's already March. One stitched down the lane ahead of me. #TheWinter10

A question on #NationalTrailsUK #IcknieldWay tabled by Blake Stephenson on 08-09-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-08/75757

Arum leaves luxuriantly await the shooting up of their flowers, beneath the frothy Blackthorn surf.

#IcknieldWay #GreatChesterford #Essex 2/3

Just completed the 362 mile, coast to coast Great Chalk Way in 27 stages. Started at Lyme Regis in Dorset & finished at Holme-next-the-Sea on the North Norfolk Coast #WessexRidgeway #CranborneDrovesWay #SarsenWay #TheRidgeway #IcknieldWay #PeddarsWay What an experience! @ramblersgb.bsky.social

Doing the bit of the #IcknieldWay that defeated me last year! (Harlington to) Toddington to Thorn. 13km with some awful new town construction sites but a couple of nice stretches and the first lambs of spring!

Skogtastic 65km ride over Hagbourne Hill & some of #IcknieldWay, with nice coffee & fuel at The #GrocerChef cafe in Ardington. Sat outside in the sun! 🙂👍 Though it would be colder, so had to lose a layer. #Oxfordshire #Cycling #NCN544

If you do the #IcknieldWay next year it's only another 46 miles to the sea!

Big bushes of the ever fascinating Spindle along #IcknieldWay. Also Bittersweet bling baubles. #Thetford Heath in wintery sunlight. (Strange none of its residents seem to like skyr; a maggot that tried died in the attempt... wouldn’t have had skyr consumers down as litterbugs!).

Friday #IcknieldWay walk from Kennett to Icklingham. About 8 miles through fields, woods and heathland. Not feeling 100% so no beer breaks en route - one is going in the fridge right now!