Pete's Walks - Stoke Row, Nettlebed, Woodhouse Farm (page 2 of 7)
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The bridleway soon re-crossed the drive I'd just crossed (another, unofficial, path seemed to go left here, almost parallel to the drive) and carried on through more of the wood (now definitely Burnt Platt). On reaching a bridleway T-junction I turned left. After about a quarter of a mile I came to a point where, according to the OS map, a lane changed to an 'Other route with Public Access' (it looked like a track in both directions) and where a couple of paths and tracks also converged. I turned right along the lane, following it for about a third of a mile until it was crossed by a bridleway, where I turned left (I didn't recognise this at first, but I was now back on a bridleway I'd used many times before). The bridleway ran through Coldmoor Wood, another nice Beech wood. After a while it turned half-left, then a bit further on turned right, now with a small field (enclosed by the woods) just to my left.
The bridleway after I re-crossed the drive
The bridleway after I turned left
The bridleway after I turned left
The 'lane' after I turned right
The 'lane' after I turned right
The start of the bridleway through Coldmoor Wood
The bridleway through Coldmoor Wood
The bridleway through Coldmoor Wood
The bridleway through Coldmoor Wood
The bridleway was descending now, and in the valley bottom I went straight on over a bridleway crossing, entering what was new territory for me once more. I now climbed gently uphill, in what I think is part of Greatbottom Wood, still surrounded by lovely beech trees. Near the top of the slope I saw another Buzzard. After eventually leaving the wood, the now level bridleway brought me to the B481 road at Satwell. I crossed over, and went down a short lane into the hamlet or village, turning left at a T-junction (with 'The Lamb at Satwell' on my right), this road soon bringing me back to the B481.
The bridleway continuing to Satwell (I think this Great Bottom wood)
The bridleway continuing to Satwell
The bridleway continuing to Satwell
The bridleway continuing to Satwell
Approaching Satwell
The lane through Satwell
The road through Satwell after I turned left at a T-junction by "The Lamb at Satwell"