Buddy’s blog (based on the well known dog and cat diaries)




8.30 Wake up in front of warm stove – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
8.40 Morning walk – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
8.45 Play with dogs – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
9.25 Food – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
9.30 Neil gets chain saw out – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
10.00 Play with dogs – BEST BIT OF THE DAY 
10.30 Neil & Karen stack logs – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
13.00 Long afternoon walk starts – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
13.15 Green lane found – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
13.30 See our boat across the field – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
13.45 Play with dogs – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
14.00 Old mine shaft – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
14.15 Another green lane – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
14.30 Dismantled railway line – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
14.45 Old sleeper found – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
15.00 Chase squirrel – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
15.15 Abandoned playground – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
15.30 Back on tow path – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
15.35 Bottomless ornate footbridge – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
15.45 Play with dogs – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
15.55 Chase squirrel – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
16.00 Back on the boat – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
16.30 Mulled wine – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
16.45 Rest on Neil – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
17.00 Food  – BEST BIT OF THE DAY
17.30 Go to sleep in front of warm stove - BEST BIT OF THE DAY

Here are some pictures from my day:


The start of the log pile.


Our boat across the field with its own wind turbine.


Me chasing something down the first green lane of our afternoon walk.


Neil being intrepid.


No access to old pit head.


Karen being intrepid.


Sign prepared by local primary school about the abandoned railway line.  The Paddy line used to take coal from the pits to the canal wharf in Atherstone.  The coal was then unloaded into the canal freight boats.


Me looking for squirrels on the route of the old Paddy line.


Neil got excited as he found two green lanes, an abandoned railway line and then three sleepers!  Here is one of the sleepers.


Neil also got excited about this abandoned childrens' playground.  He posted the picture on the Abandoned Uncovered Facebook group and received dozens of comments.



And finally, the ornate footbridge with nowhere to put your feet. 


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