Pete's Walks - Studham Common and Roe End (page 2 of 2)
I turned right along Roe End Lane. After a few hundred yards, the surfaced lane finished (it continues as the byway I'd been on earlier) and I turned left along a long track leading to Beechwood Home Farm (Beechwood Farm on the OS map). The track dropped gently into a small valley, then continued up the other side, now with a wood on my right. On eventually reaching a track crossroads I turned right, to pass the buildings of Beechwood Home Farm on my right - I spotted a Red Kite circling over the field on my left.
Roe End Lane
The drive from Roe End to Beechwood Home Farm
The drive from Roe End to Beechwood Home Farm
The drive from Roe End to Beechwood Home Farm
The track approaching Beechwood Home Farm, after I turned right at a track crossroads
Shortly after the farmyard the track led into Gravelpit Wood, where I soon passed a pond on my left. On reaching a junction where the track went left, I continued ahead on a footpath through Great Bradwin's Wood. On the far side of Great Bradwin's Wood I turned right, soon going through a gap in a field corner to return to Studham Common. I turned left, and retraced my earlier steps back to the car park.
The track continuing through Gravelpit Wood
Pond near the start of Gravelpit Wood
Gravelpit Wood
Great Bradwin's Wood
Great Bradwin's Wood
The path from Great Bradwin's Wood to Studham Common (just beyond the crossing hedgerow)
Retracing my steps along the top of Studham Common to the car park
It had been a very grey but quite mild afternoon, with just a few drops of rain as I approached Roe End. It was very muddy underfoot though, I'm not sure if I'd have bothered if I'd known just how bad it was going to be. Nevertheless this makes for a very pleasant five-mile circuit, very convenient for me as it's only a five-minute drive from where I live.