Historical Toft 2. Armshold Lane

My walk on Tuesday took me along a lane, Armshold Lane, that on the 1900 was driveable up to the railway track and then, as now, stopped. The land beyond this is marked as 'Liable to Floods' which is certainly still true!! though the Meridian Golf course have attempted to control this on their land by digging deep ponds. The lane is now enclosed much of the way by tall trees that meet overhead - it looked particularly magical in the thick hoar frost. 

Historical Toft 1. Railway Embankment

 When I moved to Toft in 1967 trains were still running between Oxford and Cambridge. It had been operational for over 100 years. The line closed after the last day of service on 30th December 1967. The embankment in Toft is completely overgrown but part of the original fencing is still evident while horses graze undisturbed in the neighbouring fields. The hoar frost and bright sunshine gave a new feel to the woodland.

Hoar Frost, Mist and Trees

Sunday morning was magical in Toft with a heavy hoar frost and mist giving soft colours and lightness to the landscape. I walked across to Eversden encountering many Hares though they never allow close approach.

Brighton Murmurations

The starling performed really well on Thursday evening gathering in huge mobile flocks around Palace Pier , sometimes flying up again but finally settling.

Frosty Walk in Toft (18th January)

A few images from a walk across the meadows in Toft on Wednesday morning in bright sunshine after a heavy frost.