Pete's Walks - Maidensgrove and Paradise Wood (page 2 of 3)
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On reaching the top of the hill and leaving the wood, I turned right along a track to reach Oxlease Farm. The track turned half-left to pass-through the farmyard, and on the other side, I turned right along a footpath following another farm track. This soon turned left, to run parallel to the Stonor Valley, which I was soon able to see over to my right. I was now walking straight into the sun, making photographing the view ahead tricky, but there were fine views both across and back along the Stonor valley.
Approaching Oxlease Farm
The path going south from Oxlease Farm
The path going south from Oxlease Farm
The path going south from Oxlease Farm
View looking back along the Stonor valley
View looking across the Stonor valley
View looking back to Oxlease Farm
View looking back to Oxlease Farm
After about three-quarters of a mile the track petered out, but the footpath continued beside a hedge on my right. The path soon turned to the right, and after a hundred yards or so entered Paradise Wood. It continued through the wood for a few hundred yards, then followed a farm track downhill across a ploughed field to reach a road near Middle Assendon. I turned right and followed the road northwards along the valley for about a quarter of a mile.
Approaching Paradise Wood
Paradise Wood
Paradise Wood
The path continuing from Paradise Wood to the road near Middle Assendon
The road along the Stonor valley