It was a beautiful morning as Heather and I loaded the bikes onto the car and drove over the Wolds to Cadney. I had never been to Cadney and enjoyed the ride. Brian and Heather had just arrived and we soon had the bikes off the car and were riding along the delightful back roads the short distance into Brigg. Here we had the obligatory coffee stop to top up The Historian's caffeine levels; the scones were excellent. From the Angel we cycled through the town to the banks of the River Ancholme. The route finding was easy from here: follow the river as far as Saxby Bridge and then return. As we left Brigg and the noisy M180 behind it became more and more isolated and peaceful. Things were fairly quiet on the bird front but we managed over 20 species, the highlights being buzzard, sparrowhawk, marsh harrier and Kestrel. There were large numbers of dragonflies on the wing, the most common being migrant hawkers, many in tandem as they mated on the wing. Brown hawkers were also numerous and there were a few common darters. There were still a few plants in flower and we recorded 17.
Once back in Brigg, it was time for an excellent lunch sitting outside the Pantry in the sun. All that was left to complete an excellent day was a potter through the lanes back to Cadney where we had time to explore the attractive church. I was taken by the 13th Century green man in the sanctuary.
