The green track about 12 feet wide
leaves Rollesby Road at TG454171 going east with a
hawthorn hedge on the north side. On the south
side are post and wire fences forming paddocks for
horses.
At TG456171 the green track turns
south with post and wire fencing on the west side and
open to the cropped field on the east side. It is
difficult to know at what point it crosses the boundary
into Rollesby Parish, however, eventually the track
becomes a path between ancient hedges - about eight feet
apart - of a great variety of species - hawthorn, sloe,
sycamore, maple, ash, cherry, ivy, roses and
bramble. I am reliably informed that primroses
bloom there in the spring. At TG455167 the path
takes a right angle turn east and in parts becomes a
hollow track about three feet below the level of the
adjoining fields before reaching the first house at
Cowtrot.
Historical
Ecology
Looking at the 1884 O.S. map I think
that the path going south from TG456171 was an ancient
track between hedgerows that has since been obliterated
by modern farming. It was possibly a route from
Martham Hall to the villages of East Flegg, crossing
between Ormesby and Rollesby Broads by boat before a
bridge was built.
1. The path leaves Rollesby Road
2. The path turns south at TG456171
3. Farther south where evidence of a
former hedgerow can be seen