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Dist:0.2km<br/>The mixture of coniferous and broadleaved trees of all ages, widely spaced, creates an attractive, inviting wood.
©Robin Stott
Dist:0.2km<br/>Close to a wall is an old fuel pump, probably a relic of the Garage behind the camera. This 'Fat Lady' type of pump is identified in [[1798259]]. There is a collection of old fuel pumps starting at: http://bit.ly/J5c4Gf
©Robin Stott
Dist:0.2km<br/>The wall, probably of Hornton stone, is a work of art with its big irregular chunks set in roughly coursed smaller pieces. The wall has a batter, i.e., it is wider at the bottom than at the top. Close to the wall is an old fuel pump, probably a relic of Mayswood Garage behind the camera. This 'Fat Lady' type of pump is identified in [[1798259]]. There is a collection of old fuel pumps starting at: http://bit.ly/J5c4Gf
©Robin Stott
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Dist:0.2km<br/>May's Wood shades the fast Mayswood Road, a shortcut between the A4189 and the A34, avoiding the traffic lights at Henley-in-Arden.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Several dry pits were seen in May's Wood, some larger and deeper than this. The map of the countryside to the west is notable for the number of pits shown.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Strange how some fronds are as fresh-looking as in spring while others are bleached almost white.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking south in the direction of Wootton Wawen and Stratford. Services are operated by London Midland between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon.
©Robin Stott
Dist:0.4km<br/>A view of houses in Mayswood Road is [[21825]]. May's Wood itself fills the skyline.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>A public footpath crosses the Shakespeare Line north of Wootton Wawen.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The continuation of May's Hill. May's Wood is in the background.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Between the grain feeders a bed of straw trailed up the slope, showing a number of burrows like the one below centre. Awaiting explanation.
©Robin Stott
Dist:0.4km<br/>May's Wood is a mixed wood of about 25 hectares managed by the Forestry Commission. There is public access from May's Wood Road. The distant woodland on the right is named on the map Dry Leasows, in SP1364.
©Robin Stott
Dist:0.4km<br/>A boundary hedge that had once been laid has been let go, forming trees. The view is across Five Acre Wood straddling SP1264 and SP1364 to the dome of Bannam's Wood in SP1164.
©Robin Stott

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