Live and Let Live

S is pointing to the Live and Let Live pub in Pegsdon just beyond the trees. It has been a pub since the 18th century and got its strange name;

The Bow Street Runners, founded in 1749, were a group of men who would solve petty crime for a fee.
Some 200 years ago landowners in Hexton called on their services to combat large scale poaching in the area. They had a tip-off that these petty criminals were discussing their next deed at the public house in Pegsdon. Finding themselves trapped inside by the Bow Street Runners, a compromise was made. With a promise to give up poaching the 'Runners' allowed the criminals to go free. To mark the occasion the landlord changed the name of his establishment to the 'Live and Let Live'

This view is from the ancient long distant track of the Icknield Way in the Chilterns and the preRoman way claims to be the oldest road in Britain and follows the chalk escarpment from Wiltshire to Norfolk. For much of our walk we had views northwards over Bedfordshire and saw evidence of ancient field systems on the chalkland. On the Pegsdon Nature Reserve below a workparty could be seen clearing scrub and there were still some fairly rare flowers in bloom but we were too early in the day and late in the year to see glow worms which are there. However we were fortunate to find many delicious wild plums which we later cooked for tomorrow.