The Devil's Kneading Trough" Wye Kent

            An absolutely awesome day with Melanie, Abbey, Phoebe and Max and one of the most frightening days of my life, let me explain!

We decided to take a day out based on our trip to Stalisfield the previous day. The girls were fascinated by the glacial "U" shaped hanging valley especially Abbey as she is studying "A" Geography, we decided to take a trip to the mother of all hanging valley's the Devil's Kneading Trough in Wye's National Nature Reserve. We parked up at the top and as I got out of the car I managed to rip off the sole of my shoe, it was very comfortable I must say so off came the other, I now possessed a pair of "rock climbing shoes" and could feel all under my feet. We decided to walk the central path down the middle of the valley so made our way to the stile. Gorgeous views over the Vale of Holmesdale and the interest to Abbey of soil creep and the formation of terraces. Over the stile we went, I went last, still a gentleman, then a shout of "get out of the way, I'm coming through" echoed around the walls of the valley. Abbey and Phoebe in screams of laughter as I zoomed pass them. My shoes had nylon fibres as a weave over where the soles were, the grass on the path was browned off by the sun and slippery and when I climbed over the stile gravity was not my friend and I slipped with increasing velocity down the slope. Faster and faster I went, picking up speed at an alarming rate, steering with my hands out to each side like outriggers......there was no stopping. Half way down and travelling at great speed a jump came into site so I had to make a decision, bail or jump, I bailed and crashed and ended up with a mouthful of soil and grass and covered in sweat.....needless to say when I looked back up the valley Abbey and Phoebe were on the floor rolling with laughter and Melanie had her back turned, head in hands with Max running down the footpath path behind me!

Never been orchid hunting here before so when I picked myself up, brushed my self down and looked to the side just imaging my surprise that one, I was still alive and two there was a fabulous collection of Bee and Fragrant orchids among the grasses!

Taken in: UK / England / Ashford / Wye with Hinxhill (show map)

Taken on: May 27, 2020

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