Stepping off the street into the lane

I was investigating my commute to work and realised that parking at Barton and walking in to Brookes through the quiet backstreets and alleyways was necessary for the clarity and calm I like to bring to my teaching. This is the sound of turning into Cuckoo Lane, a lovely narrow passageway, used by cyclists and pedestrians and with walls high enough to block many traffic sounds. Accidental wildernesses at the end of people's gardens, abutting the alley way, provide residencies for birds of all kinds. All suburban kinds, anyways.