Cycle around Yester and Gifford Woods...

Couple of hours cycling the Surly KramPug around Yester woods and the trails around the woods of Gifford Village today...

A path leads to somewhere magical and special...

Can you see it through the trees?...  The ruins of Yester Castle

Dated to 1267 The Goblin Castle here in Yester Woods near Gifford has an underground Hall known as the `Goblin Ha` with a stone stair case that leads down to a now sealed off dungeon and well where once captives from the Crusades were once held...

I made a wee film with the compact camera inside the Goblin Ha,

The Goblin Castle; Into the Goblin Ha... from coastkid71 on Vimeo.


Back down through the woods and past some impressive Douglas Firs and two big Sequoia`s...

Along with ancient native Oak...

Picture a view...

Or a Folly...

And soon back atthe car after  the trails through the local woods...

More soon...

Autumn Stroll...

Sunday and i went another walk up around another old estate, I'm a bit early for getting the trees at there best autumn colour but that's good cause i would rather see them when cycling which i hope to be doing again (off road) by next weekend/
There is some lovely old trees on this estate near the old village of Gifford .these are the same woods where i made the Goblin Castle film...



I hope to cycle to it soon now the leaves are dropping and the view of it will be better.
Its a cracking trail into it and pugsley territory though is a bit soft going/
There is some nice colour in the trees here already...



There are a lot of mature trees here,including redwoods...

also Beech and  Oaks that date back 300 years.
These were once used for Royal Navy sailing ships. I  find trees fascinating. You look at 300 year old painting and the trees in them are still growing today, they see a lot of change...

There is a burn that runs down through the woods which meanders under a track with lovely old stone bridges...


I went to the old 15th century church...
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The church is probably unique in having a dogs cemetery...


Down stream a bit i came across this big tree over the water about 6 feet up...


I thought about it making a cool bit to film riding over on the pugsley then thought better not try!,
it was bad enough walking over it as it started bouncing halfway across...

I did find some nice bits of trails in the woods here made by local dog walkers. Iwill come up in a couple of weeks time and do a bit filming. In the meantime here's some film for you too watch...