Pete's Walks- Maidensgrove and Rotherfield Peppard (page 5 of 6)
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Beyond the pond I turned left at a path junction. The path wound its way through a small piece of woodland close to a farm on my right, then crossed a couple of meadows. Across a drive, it bore left to reach a wood with the intriguing name of Famous Copse. On entering the wood, I immediately turned left on a permissive path (not shown on the OS map) that ran just inside the edge of the wood. When this path ended at a junction with a bridleway, I turned left, but only for a few yards before turning right and following a footpath just inside the western edge of Famous Copse.
The path from Greys Court
The path from Greys Court
The path from Greys Court
The path from Greys Court approaching Famous Copse
Famous Copse
Famous Copse, just after I turned right
Shortly after the path left Famous Copse, I turned left on a path that followed a fence on my right through a large empty pasture. By a small reservoir on my right I went over a stile and followed a path through part of Earl's Wood. This soon turned slightly left and led down to a T-junction in a valley bottom, where I turned right along a strip of grass running through the wood. After a while the path went half-right and rose gently uphill through the trees. I passed close to a farmyard on my right, the now level path continuing through Hatch Copse, close to a field on my right. When the path ended at a byway (looking very much like a lane!), I turned right and followed the byway to the main road (A4130 again) running through Bix.
The path after I turned left just after Famous Copse
Earl's Wood
Earl's Wood
Earl's Wood, after I turned right
Earl's Wood, after the path went half-right
Earl's Wood, after the path went half-right
Hatch Copse, just after the farm
Hatch Copse
Hatch Copse
The byway into Bix