Pete's Walks- Hambleden, Frieth, Bovingdon Green (page 4 of 5)
Across the lane a path continued between fences and climbed up the opposite slope. After a while the path ran between tall wooden garden fences, but almost as soon as I reached the fences the slope eased off and I could see the footpath sign at the end of the path about 100 yards ahead of me - for once an uphill section went quicker than I expected. I turned left along the road through Bovingdon Green, then turned right onto the green that presumably gives the village its name. I was now back on the route of the Chiltern Way, which I'd now follow all the way back to Hambleden. In the far right corner of the green a footpath started along a track, then ran between a fence and a hedge for some distance to reach Davenport Wood.
Near the start of the path continuing up to Bovingdon Green
The road through Bovingdon Green
Bovingdon Green
The path from Bovingdon Green to Davenport Wood
The path from Bovingdon Green to Davenport Wood
I looked carefully for waymarks, or white arrows on trees, as I walked through the wood, as I'd got completely lost here when I did this walk before (despite having followed this path successfully at least twice before!). When the path crossed a track in a small depression I realised where I'd gone wrong - a waymark on a path showed where the faint path continued slightly left of straight on, I can only think this waymark was hidden by foliage when I was here in May 2012. A short way along this faint path I reached a path crossroads, where I turned right onto a clearer path through the wood. This led to a car park by a lane (the last section of this path was a little indistinct). Across the lane a path continued through Pullingshill Wood, soon dropping steeply downhill (somehow I'd forgotten about this steep descent).
The path through Davenport Wood
The path through Davenport Wood (just after the track crossing)
The path going west through Davenport Wood
The path going west through Davenport Wood
The path continuing through Pullingshill Wood (Homefield Wood visible through the trees)
On leaving the wood the path continued between a fence and a hedge, running along the side of a shallow valley. After a while, the path turned left, to go up and down the sides of the small valley to reach a road. A few yards to the right, I entered Homefield Wood on the other side of the road. A long track led through the wood, and on into the adjoining Heath Wood.
The path continuing from Pullingshill Wood
The same path after it turned left
The path through Homefield Wood
The path through Homefield Wood
The path continuing westwards through Heath Wood