Pete's Walks - Maidensgrove and Turville Heath (page 2 of 4)
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I crossed the stile and followed a path across a meadow to reach a track named Hollandridge Lane. A path continued on the other side, soon turning slightly left to descend quite steeply through an arable field to reach Fire Wood. the path continued downhill as short way to reach a crossing bridleway, where I turned right. I spotted some Wood Anemones here. The bridleway ran through the wood for about a third of a mile, following a valley bottom. There were many Bluebells, some more Wood Anemones, and I spotted my first Herb Robert of 2023 here.
The path from College Wood to Hollandridge Wood
The path continuing from Hollandridge Lane
Approaching Fire Wood
The path continuing in Fire Wood
The bridleway through Fire Wood
The bridleway through Fire Wood
Soon after leaving Fire Wood, the bridleway curved right and soon reached Turville Park Farm. The bridleway continued straight on here, still following the valley bottom. After a few hundred yards a white arrow on a tree showed where the bridleway switched to the left of a hedgerow. A short while further on, a footpath crossed the bridleway, and I turned left to follow the path uphill through an arable field. At the top of the slope there was a nice view to the right, towards Stonor in its valley. The path continued for a few hundred yards between fences and hedges. When I reached a path junction, I forked half-left through an old metal kissing-gate, cutting across the corner of a large pasture and then crossing a smaller pasture containing some Jacob's Sheep. The path then crossed a meadow, or area of long grass, next to a house (to my left), before going through a couple of gates and following the house's drive to a road junction at Turville Heath.
Approaching Turville Park Farm
The bridleway continuing from Turville Park Farm
The bridleway continuing from Turville Park Farm
The bridleway continuing from Turville Park Farm
The start of the path to Turville Heath
View of the Stonor valley, looking right from the path to Turville Heath
The path to Turville Heath
The path to Turville Heath, just before I forked left
View left from the path to Turville Heath
Approaching Turville Heath