Dr Richard Beeching is the chap whose recommendations led to the drastic shrinking of railways in Britain, in the 1960s and 70s.
Around one third of the rail network was shut down, leading to entire rural lines being abandoned.
In recent years, some of these have been rehabilitated as walks and cycle paths, like this one.
You should really turn the volume up to fully enjoy this picture. My walk was accompanied end-to-end by bird song.
There were chiffchaffs, yellowhammers, chaffinch, bullfinch, tits (blue, great and long tailed) and blackcap to name just a few.
The only thing missing was some blue in the sky. Instead it was a continuous grey lid of cloud.