Pete's Walks- Maidensgrove Common, Ibstone, Middle Assendon (page 2 of 7)
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On leaving Fire Wood the path continued along the bottom of a small valley, with arable fields either side. Where a field boundary started on my right, I turned right and followed it as far as a metal kissing-gate. Through the gate the path continued between wooden railings and then between a tall garden fence and a tall hedge, before crossing a small area of common (close to a drive on my left) to reach the road that runs through Northend (part of the parish of Turville). I turned right and followed the road for about a third of a mile to reach a junction, with a large pond close by on my right.
The path continuing north from Fire Wood
The path into Northend
The path into Northend, approaching the road
The road through North End
The large pond at Northend, just before I turned left
The road turned right at the junction, but I went straight on for a few yards down Holloway Lane, then turned left onto a bridleway that started along the drive to Northend Farm. Beyond the farm, on my left, the bridleway turned right, entering the Wormsley Estate and continuing along a track. Where the track turned left there was a nice view on the right along a valley towards Turville (there were a few lambs here, too).
The start of the bridleway from Northend to the Wormsley Valley
The bridleway from Northend to the Wormsley Valley
An assortment of lambs
Another lamb
A hazy view towards Turville (I'd cross this valley later, to reach Idlecombe Wood on the right)
As I continued along the track, with hedges either side, I looked out for and eventually spotted Primroses, having remembered seeing them here last year. Further on there was a gate on the left with a nice view over the Wormsley Valley, where I was heading. The track now became better surfaced, a drive rather than a track. Where it then turned left, the bridleway continued downhill with tall old hedgerows on either side.
The bridleway from Northend to the Wormsley Valley
The bridleway from Northend to the Wormsley Valley
The bridleway from Northend to the Wormsley Valley
The bridleway from Northend to the Wormsley Valley
The bridleway from Northend to the Wormsley Valley