Carr Landscapes of the River Hull

Film C). The Decoy House Farm Walk.

(Vignette: Buzzed by a Lapwing).

Our start (1) is at Tophill Low Bridge from where we go west accompanied by a stray dog. We soon leave the road at the White Drain Bridge and travel north (2), beside the Decoy Drain. After about 3/4 of a mile walking through the fields we turn east (3) toward Decoy House Farm which we pass on our right, and continue (4) with hedgerows on either side - beyond Decoy Wood (into which we peer briefly) - towards Standingholme Farm. Just before we would arrive at the farm, we turn left, about 1/4 of a mile beforehand (5), into a little wood . From this wood we look east (6) over the fields and once we are at the gate at its northern end we then continue east over them. Eventually we cross a footbridge over the Beverley and Barmston Drain and, standing in front of the Pump House, we can then look back whence we have come (7) before continuing south (8), and back toward Tophill Low Bridge, in strong winds.