Ashby and Oxford canal back to Napton

Sunday 22 April 2012

The Ashby Canal once you get past Stoke Golding is really lovely and remote-its a real pleasure to cruise although a little shallow in places.We managed to get out for 2 weeks of very mixed weather, we only cruised in the rain three times,and on a few occasions we had warm sunshine.

A nice group of canal cottages as we approached Snarestone

Our mooring at Conglestone a really lovely spot with the sound of steam trains on the Battlefield Line

A mobile chicken run which I assume provides fresh eggs.

An interesting structure  which I think is made from willow,its at the entrance to the old goods yard,now an industrial estate, at Stoke Golding.

These two male Mallard ducks were fighting next to the boat for about 20 minutes. 

This female mallard duck has decided to nest in a plant tray on the roof of the boat moored near ours at Wigrams