Today was the first day of my walk that was primarily through or near urban areas, rather than through countryside.
Living as I do in a rather remote and empty part of England, it’s easy to forget that England manages to squeeze more than 50 million people into a relatively small country. The fact that it can do so, and still preserve so much countryside even close to urban areas, is a considerable achievement (although not an uncontroversial one: the green belt legislation that preserves countryside close to major cities is said to push up house prices, particularly in London). You can see from the map link on the front page of this blog how the route I’m following carefully threads its way between urban areas.
More signs of spring today: the gorse is blossoming.
Day 11: Route: Colton to Lichfield via Staffordshire Way and Heart of England Way. Terrain: streets, heathland, wooded hills, fields. Weather: cool and cloudy. Daily distance: 21.0 km/13.0 miles. Cumulative distance: 262.4km/162.7 miles. Accommodation: Premier Inn, Lichfield.
Come Wind, Come Weather 
Nice! Ye Olde Dun Premier Inn! (Not sure what dun means actually…)
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What an excellent blog! I shall enjoy following your travels.
I think in this context dun means brown or greyish brown. Maybe there was an inn on the spot called th Dun Cow. Dun can also mean a fortified hill or a demand for payment or even, as ‘dunfish’ a cured codfish !
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