The stream. Or some of it. Motorbike Tree on the left.

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The gentle slope where I learned to run quietly. The scene of my transfer from clumsy plod to deliberate foot placement.

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Mudslide on left. Another view of Faceplant Bog alluded to before.

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Up the mudslide. A lot rootier than it was...

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The launch point of the Little Slide.

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Come down from the right, bear off to the left...

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And the view from behind me as I took the above... A good section of stream to clamber down. Used to be a wasps nest down there, which my little brother found out generally don't respond well to being poked...

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Looking down from the ridge on the right of the stream. Former coal mine. People died there from black damp, but long before my time...

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Kid brother. Hairs down the hill with no brakes. Hits this headfirst at the bottom. Knocked out some baby teeth, emptied some claret.

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Used to be minus the tree and collapsed section of walkboard. Those things got unbelievably slippy when it rained. Skidded off many a time on my bike into the ditch...

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The Conker Place. Needs no other words.

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The ramp, and some limestone. Good for bike stunts.

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Jen's field. and Jen.

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Cowfield. Cows used to follow the dog all the time. Their tongues were hooge too. Tickle a cow's nose and watch...

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Why the Piglet Walk was called the Piglet Walk. Tis is where Piglet lived.

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A couple of views from the railtrack.

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