Coming back from a short walk into Cuxton on a hot summer's morning, I decided to stay in the shade of Six Acres Wood, rather than the more open route up Church Hill. I took a couple of photos from the point where Six Acres meets Mays Wood...
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| Cuxton from Six Acres.. |
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| Towards Court Lodge from Six Acres... |
Originally a farm and
manor house owned by the Darnleys, Court Lodge became a drawing office for aircraft manufacturer's
Shorts during WW2. The surrounding land was eventually sold off and industrialised, playing host to a plastics factory and then (from 1955) local paint factory Turner, King and Shepherd (TKS). That ceased trading in 1985, and the land was eventually sold off for housing. The area is now the mini-housing estate of Riggalls Court.
Walking around the edge of Mays Wood, there was much colourful summer wildlife to be seen...
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| Common Poppies |
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| Bristly Oxtongue |
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| Enchanters Nightshade |
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| Marbled White |
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| Greater Knapweed |
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| Wild Marjoram with Meadow Brown (top left) and Common Blue (centre). |
