Berhills Farm

Yesterday was the first time I walked down to the Marden since the cattle stampede that almost mowed be down last November. There are three egrets regularly to be found on the river but I have yet to see them, although on this walk I did see and hear a pair of buzzards and played tag with a grey heron. It was quite near the cattle-feeder you see in the foreground but flew off before it was within range of my 17-70mm zoom - the only lens I had with me.

I have blipped this area known as Berhills Farm several times before but not looking eastwards as here, with the houses of the Curzon Park estate on the left and the woodland that leads down to the disused canal on the right. I had to walk through those woods to get into Calne as the cows had churned up the riverside path too much for me to get through with my fell boots. You can just see a bit of the Marden at the far right of the picture.

The woodland path used to be shown on a map displayed on the walk as an exit from the nature reserve above the canal, but I was displeased to see a sign had appeared put up by some housing association prohibiting "recreational use and access".

L.
5.1.2013

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Consecutive Blip #000
Day #1016

Alternatives:
Berhills Farm and Lansdowne Monument
Cattle Feeder
Cows By The Trees
Woodland Ivy

Lens: Pentax 17-70mm

Berhills Farm series

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
The Third Degree - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Smoove Remix) (2012)
Written by performer turned songwriter Cathy Dennis (once of D Mob) and Rob Davis, formerly lead guitarist of seventies glam rock band Mud, Can't Get You Out Of My Head was originally turned down by S Club 7 and then Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who found its chorus too simplistic, repetitive and moronic. Kylie Minogue had no such qualms, actually accentuating and relishing those very qualities, which proved to be a clever move. She made it the lead single from her 2001 album Fever, recording the vocal for it in Rob's studio shed at the bottom of the garden.
According to the PRS, this was the most-played tune of the 2000s in the UK, receiving the most airplay and live covers in the first decade of the 21st century. The second most played song was Britney Spears' single Toxic, which was also written by Cathy Dennis.
At the 2002 Brits, Kylie performed a mash-up version to the beat of Blue Monday by New Order. This met with such approval that it was subsequently released as the B-side of her 2002 hit Love At First Sight, ensuring that the song would endure in the pantheon of futuristic electro greats. This version by the Third Degree introduced the song to a new generation in 2012.

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