Pete's Walks- Bledlow and Radnage (page 4 of 4)
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The path continued very pleasantly over the top of Lodge Hill, with fine views to be had in most directions. It then descended the hill in a northwesterly direction, turning north at the foot of the hill as it briefly ran between a hedge and a fence. It then turned left through a metal kissing-gate to cross a large stubble field, where I went straight on at a path crossroads in the middle of the field. The path then crossed a corner of another stubble field to reach Wigan's Lane.
The footpath continuing across the top of Lodge Hill
View from Lodge Hill towards Whiteleaf Hill
The path descending Lodge Hill
The path continuing from Lodge Hill
The path continuing from Lodge Hill
The path continuing from Lodge Hill, approaching Wigan's Lane
Zoomed in shot over Prince's Risborough to Beacon Hill, left, and Whiteleaf Hill (with the chalk figure of Whiteleaf Cross)
Across the road another path continued alongside a hedgerow. A path came in from the left when I reached the end of the field on the other side of the hedge, but I continued straight on, the path almost immediately going through a gate to switch to the left of what was now a fence-line. I continued along the right edge of a large and empty pasture, soon with a long row of trees on my right. After a while, a path forked right through the trees and then following a fence quite steeply downhill for a short distance to reach a small tree belt. Beyond this the path crossed a meadow that had been mown and then went over a track. It then ran for several hundred yards between a fence and a hedge on my right, passing two very large mown meadows on my left. On returning to Bledlow, I simply had to turn right and retrace my footsteps a short distance to the church and my waiting car.
The path on the other side of Wigan's Lane
The path on the other side of Wigan's Lane
The footpath to Bledlow, after I turned right
The footpath to Bledlow
The footpath to Bledlow
The footpath to Bledlow
The footpath to Bledlow
I always enjoy this walk, it's one of my favourite shorter walks in the Chilterns. There's a few ups and downs, and a nice mixture of woods, fields and downland, but the best thing about it is the number of fine views to be had. Combining this walk with a visit to Yoesden nature reserve worked really well for me today, allowing me to get my first ever photographs of Adonis Blue butterflies.