The Brecklands are a wonderfully rich part of Suffolk and Norfolk to travel around and I cannot think of many better ways to take it all in, than by bike.
As much by accident than by design, I managed to join up two of my previous rides that saw me leave Thetford at 08:00 and arrive home just under 5 hours later, having covered 76 miles of country lanes through farmland, forest and rural towns and villages.
This area is steeped in history as far back as the Pre-Historic flint mines of Grimes Graves, through the Saxon villages like that at West Stow and the myriad of ancient paths that criss-cross the area, including Peddars Way, The Icknield Way and Angles Way.
http://www.brecks.org/see-and-do/walking-in-the-brecks/
The native flora and fauna is also immensely varied, with many locally specialised and rare species to be seen.It is the latter that I get to spend so much time observing as I cruise between the hedges and fields and today was exceptional, given the time of year. Of raptors alone, when you include those seen last night, I saw Tawny and Barn Owls, Kestrels, Sparrowhawk, Buzzards and two Red Kites. Deer of at least 4 species can be seen easily and frequently. (Although I am always somewhat anxious that one of these days a chance meeting might be a little too close for comfort!)
(Red Kite picture courtesy of http://thebarleybird-er.blogspot.co.uk/2014_01_01_archive.html)
Slowly but surely I am getting to know this patch and I love it.
101 miles in the last 24 hours
213 for the week so far
1161 Total
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