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Berrans Avenue, BOURNEMOUTH, BH11 9BT

This little nature reserve, around a minor backwater of the River Stour, has been engulfed after very heavy rain over the weekend.

The end wall and frontages of the council houses in the background illustrate the nature of this road. It is quite long for a dead-end without any turnings. The sign is of a design that became prevalent in Bournemouth around 1990 and was in use for most of that decade. Many are starting to look a bit shabby now, but although this one is grubby its white surface isn't flaking and the blue border is intact. This is photo no.36 of a series of 451 in my coronavirus lockdown walking project: See https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/My-2020-Coronavirus-Lockdown-walking-project for the complete set of photos.

Looking across Millhams Mead, this view would normally be mainly one of grass, with a minor arm of the Stour flowing through it roughly towards us. After a weekend of heavy rain, though, it is more of a lake. See also Image

Looking along the northern end of this public footpath, as it arrives at the dead end of Berrans Avenue. A cat wanders along the wall alongside. See Image for a picture from the bottom of the path ahead, and Image for the next stretch of path behind us.

Looking across the dead end of Berrans Avenue (to our right is just the car park of a block of flats), where the public footpath from Wimborne Road comes out. See Image] for the next picture up the path.

To the left of the semi-detached houses can be seen a public footpath, running through to the dead end of Berrans Avenue. See Image for the next picture along the path.

This public footpath, heading from Wimborne Road to Berrans Avenue, takes a secluded, rural-looking course between two tall hedges, rather belying its suburban surroundings. See Image for the next stretch of the path ahead, and Image for the next photo behind us.

This public footpath from the end of Berrans Avenue meets the main Wimborne Road. See Image] for a view down the path from across the road, and Image for the next view of the path behind us.

This public footpath from Wakely Road leaves its wooded lower section as it opens out onto the main Wimborne Road. See Image] for a view towards us from across the road, and Image for the next picture up the path behind us. Visible in the background is the start of Image

Part of the Stour Valley Way.