Another local walk to day - the next door village of Woebley (famous for being in Hamnet film) had a number of walks is several publications. One that appears in almost all of them and the on-line listings, was a circular walk down to Burton Hill and back in a loop.
I parked in the car park near the church on the entrance to the village, then walked up to the main street and across to the pub.
Beside the pub a lane/path led down to an old telephone box (now a defibrillator location). The gate at the end of the lane led into the bailey of the old castle - just grassy bumps now).
Then into the fields, first grass and then wheat, heading in a straight line towards the hill. This was Garnstone park.. now just fields.
A final field before a sharp turn (I suspect really to maintain the privacy of Garnstone house.
Around the back of the walled garden and into another wheat field.
Back on the original line to the hill and starting to climb up to the woods.
Then onto a forest gravel track
Into the trees and a relaxation of the climb curving around Park bank.
The flatter section passed a view point where a grass field approached the woods, before more climbing.
At this point I left the "permissive path that contours around, and followed the older path up to the top.
I diverted to the trig point (just because!) then down the much lesser used path to meet up again with the permissive path.
The path meandered through the trees and past a couple of old stone quarries.
back on the forestry track and down to a view point above a water reservoir.
I missed the path that dropped down to Shoals bank, and continued along ht eforestry track until I realised and back tracked to find it - hidden in the bushes,
My problems did not stop there ... Down the path and at the gate onto the Shoals bank houses, there was a closure sign ... I could not take the chance and chose a plan B ... back to Garnstone park and along to the B4230 road.
Retreat back along the forest track and down to point where I regained the direct route after going around the kitchen garden.
Now Plan B in reality, as I followed the path through the wheat fields
The path did curve slightly, before crossing a farm track and turning to drop and meet the B4230
Down on the B4230, I chose to turn right, rather then left to get back on the original track. This would pick up a permissive path (not on maps) across from Shoals bank, but rather take the driveway to Fenhampton farm.
The driveway mutated into a farm track that ended at a junction of fields.
once again there was a sign for a permissive path that would avoid going around 3 sides of the next field.
I took it, but then it became hidden, so I followed a tractor trail through the wheat across to meet the original.
back on route - the permissive path from Shoals bank would have come to here.
Following this up towards The Ley.
The last field the path moved onto a farm track up to the farm buildings.
Then through the yard to the house.
Through the gate to the farm house and onto the driveway.
The last building was a fabrication business, and a number of sculptures on a little green.
Hidden behind the farm house was the 16C building - this was the Ley.
In the garden a number of similar sculptures.
The path moved back into the fields, over the last rise before arriving at Woebley.
A bean field borders the edge of the village. - the path actually follows the edge around a short distance.
Then across a mown hay field and into a farm yard - the village beyond.
A short drive back down to the B4230 before crossing into the centre of the village and back to the car park.
Hidden behind the farm house was the 16C building - this was the Ley.
The path moved back into the fields, over the last rise before arriving at Woebley.
A bean field borders the edge of the village. - the path actually follows the edge around a short distance.
Then across a mown hay field and into a farm yard - the village beyond.
A short drive back down to the B4230 before crossing into the centre of the village and back to the car park.
