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Sandringham Gardens, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3QW

This path heads towards the car park where people can come a walk their dog along the River Stour.

Looking up the course of the public footpath to Granby Road, up the slope to the right, while steps from the Kingfisher Barn information centre join from the left. This is photo 40 in a series of 43 along the length of public footpath M15, Bournemouth's longest public right of way and the only one over 2km in length. It forms part of the Stour Valley Way long-distance path, although it doesn't see all that much of the Stour. It consists of a tarmacked lane at the Throop end and a good quality gravel path for the majority of its course - it has been improved in the last few years to make it wheelchair accessible and a shared route for cyclists. See Image for the previous photo and Image for the next - these provide links to the other photos all along the route to each end.

An open area near the car park and River Stour riverside path.

Looking down this public footpath, under an intensely dappled light thanks to tree cover, as a distant silhouette approaches the riverbank. This is photo 39 in a series of 43 along the length of public footpath M15, Bournemouth's longest public right of way and the only one over 2km in length. It forms part of the Stour Valley Way long-distance path, although it doesn't see all that much of the Stour. It consists of a tarmacked lane at the Throop end and a good quality gravel path for the majority of its course - it has been improved in the last few years to make it wheelchair accessible and a shared route for cyclists. See Image for the previous photo and Image for the next - these provide links to the other photos all along the route to each end.

A footpath from the river to the nearby car park.

The display has a lot of information for those who like ornithology.

This kingfisher is the basis of a signpost to the café and visitor centre of the Kingfisher Barn, a short distance behind us. He must have been installed in the last two years, as he stands on the near corner of the grass triangle in this July 2016 photo: Image It is close to dusk as we look over the River Stour in the background, with the riverside path heading in both directions.

This signpost guides the way along the Stour Valley Way, towards Redhill and Dudsbury ahead, and towards Throop mill, behind the camera.

Now headquarters of the rangers at Stour Valley Nature Reserve http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Visitors/Parks_Gardens_Countryside/Stour_valley/Stour_Valley_Local_Nature_Reserve.asp

This is one of the few points in the immediate vicinity where the Stour Valley Way runs directly alongside the river. Meanwhile, the route of the public right of way, footpath M15, leaves the route of the Stour Valley Way and heads to the left. This is photo 36 in a series of 43 along the length of public footpath M15, Bournemouth's longest public right of way and the only one over 2km in length. It forms part of the Stour Valley Way long-distance path, although it doesn't see all that much of the Stour. It consists of a tarmacked lane at the Throop end and a good quality gravel path for the majority of its course - it has been improved in the last few years to make it wheelchair accessible and a shared route for cyclists. See Image for the previous photo and Image for the next - these provide links to the other photos all along the route to each end.