Pete's Walks- Bledlow and Radnage (page 2 of 4)
I turned right along the road (there was a walkable verge on the far side). The two previous times I've done this walk, I've taken a footpath on the left that starts where the road bends sharply right. Today I wanted to try a different path I'd never walked before, so I continued down the road for maybe another 50 yards or more. I couldn't see a bridleway sign until I reached an opening where a drive entered the wood on my left - a yard or two inside the wood a sign showed where the bridleway went into the wood. I followed it through the trees for quite a distance, soon dropping gently downhill. Further on I passed several clumps of Nettle-leaved Bellflowers, the first time I'd seen it this year. Eventually the bridleway ended at a junction with another bridleway in a valley bottom, where I turned left.
The bridleway going south through Sunley Wood
The bridleway going south through Sunley Wood
The bridleway going south through Sunley Wood
The bridleway going south now probably in Hedgerley Wood
Approaching the bridleway junction at the corner of Hedgerley Wood
I followed the hedge or tree-lined bridleway for some distance, occasionally passing openings with views over the pleasant countryside either side. I passed a path junction where the path I usually use came in on the left. Further on the bridleway joined the surfaced drive from Daws Farm (I saw a Southern Hawker dragonfly here), which took me to a bend in a lane in the part of Radnage called Town End.
The bridleway going southwest towards Radnage (Town End)
View from the bridleway
The bridleway going southwest towards Radnage (Town End)
The bridleway going southwest towards Radnage (Town End)
The bridleway going southwest towards Radnage (Town End)
The same bridleway, now following the drive from Daws Farm
I followed the lane ahead for a short distance, before turning left on to a path that was part of the Chiltern Way. This ran through a meadow, then crossed another lane to reach the entrance to Radnage Church. I walked through the churchyard and took a path on the other side, which crossed two meadows then bore half-left in a third and started to rise uphill.
Approaching Radnage Church
Radnage Church
The path from Radnage Church to Bledlow Ridge
The path from Radnage Church to Bledlow Ridge