[caption id="attachment_5481" align="alignright" width="225"]<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/biscathorpe-churchfeb19.jpg"><img class="wp-image-5481 size-medium" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/biscathorpe-churchfeb19-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a> Biscathorpe Church[/caption]

Lincolnshire has a reputation as being a flat, boring county and there are some parts that are exactly that. Running south to north are the Lincolnshire Wolds which are both hilly, very rural and recognised as an area of natural beauty. Last weekend Mary and I walked from Tealby to Walesby a mere 4 mile round trip so we planned a walk starting at Biscathorpe near Louth, walking south along the Viking Way and then heading back to the car along parallel footpaths. We hoped to walk at least 8 miles and it turned out to be just over 10. Despite very gusty conditions and showers in the morning we had sunshine for most of the time. We set off at one o'clock and arrived back at the car just after five pm with a couple of stops for bananas and nutty bars just to keep our energy levels up.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscathorpe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biscathorpe</a> was a medieval village however the church is relatively recent (1840) and despite being restored in 1913 it is once again falling into ruins.

Despite the village being a designated conservation area there is a field outside the village that has been cleared for <a href="https://drillordrop.com/2019/01/07/biscathorpe-oil-well-spudded/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oil exploration</a> and an encampment of protestors has developed in some nearby woods.

We came across some lovely animals on the walk and because Mary spent part of her early years on a farm she insisted on stopping to commune with them. I'm not sure what she said but they seemed happy enough.

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