We’re not supposed to drive, at least not out of our local area, for anything other than a limited number of reasons, which doesn’t really include exercise. Our nearest walks, the Lake Grounds, Portishead Marina and Portbury Nature Reserve, are good regulars but have become very popular with bored Bristolians looking for adventure, particularly at weekends. A longer walk, which we can do from our front door, takes us over Clapton Moor to Clapton in Gordano, then back down to Big Wood Nature Reserve and a disused quarry. We’ve walked this many times before but it’s long enough to make it seem like an excursion rather than a chore. We passed this friendly horse at Sperrings farm in Clapton.