Winter Walks

So perhaps 5 miles is too far for those officers but it does say a short distance so it is not as you posted that it must be from the door.

In Wales exercise should be from home and back and the same for dog walking. There are reasons why it might be considered OK. One obvious one is where it is OK. For example if, like me, you are not good on hills and live on one. I would presume the same applies if there is no footway. 

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The episode made both the main and local news tonight. BBC spoke to the Chief Constable of Nottingham for his opinion. He said that he thought a 5 mile drive to an area for exercise was quite reasonable. If it been 50 miles it would have been a different matter. Again it is down to interpretation of vague information.

Changing the subject back to Winter Walks, I've just watched Sutton Bank to Riveaux with Rev Richard Coles. Not a walk that I have done but ironically it is the area that we should have been at in April last year. The weather didn't make for a very inspiring walk but full marks to Richard for walking in the wet and muddy conditions.

Did anyone else find the rather inane and stilted additional commentary off-putting? "Sheep in a field", "Richard is walking along a fence between two brown fields" "Richard puts his hood up"  etc etc. No other episodes have had this intrusion which was possibly made worse because Richard himself commented on the importance of silence. I hope any further walks, if there are any, are minus this intrusion.

I think he drew the short straw, not the most  interesting of walks and awful weather!

SW police are stepping up enquiries about legitimate "drives" out.  They did this before. I think if you cross county boundaries you are leaving your home area even if it's a short distance? We're on the edge of three counties but we'll stick to our own during lockdown. I can't be bothered with nit picking the guidance if lives can be saved. 

Anyway the winter walks programmes don't exceed any limits. 

We've been enjoying the winter walks too. I've recorded them to ensure I can watch again.

I didn't notice those comments JohnM20, either wasnt paying attention or you had extra 🤣

Having read the article about ladies in Derbyshire I was surprised at the police reaction. I drove 3 miles today to allow dog a good off lead run, it was frosty but still plenty of give in the ground! Lead walks don't burn off enough energy........ hopefully that's acceptable 🤞. Although one cafe closed and outdoor seating area cordoned off, there is a mobile coffee supplier with a large generator beside it, so must have council approval, it belongs to the council, and the other on site cafe doing takeaway drinks and food

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Just seen the clip on the news now,and the Police on the entrance.The next vehicle seen at the Police checkpoint was a Motorhome.

Yes, an AutoSleeper Warwick XL reg PO16. Not that I was taking much notice.....

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Yes I clocked that and tried not to jump to conclusions 😯 only vehicle or belonged to an officer and offered comfort breaks 😂

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I'll be off with the dog in a mo and will call in for fresh produce on my way home. Don't want to be out longer than absolutely necessary, grey cold 0c and misty so hopefully it won't entice too many out...... 

An interview on R4 Today programme, around 0815 - 0830 certainly frightening on spread and transmission didn't catch the interviewee name but seemed to know his stuff.