Aynho Long Walk: 11th December 2014
Today was one of those mornings when I wouldn’t have minded if no-one had turned up. In the event four hardy regulars appeared. We set out in light rain with a very strong cold wind. By the time we reached Rainsborough iron-age camp it has stopped raining and the sun was making a tentative appearance. The sheep in the Camp Farm field decided, on seeing us, that the bottom of the field would be better grazing and hurried down there out of our path. We crossed the Charlton Road and continued round the back of Cut-throat Corner to the single track road down to Warren farm, before taking a path diagonally across a winter wheat field. A farm vehicle came up the track towards us, but turned into a gateway as we approached. The path crossed a wooden bridge and continued up a steep field edge to the footpath that runs beside the playing field where pre-school children were playing. We crossed the main road and then a field to a stile before starting back through the wooded path to Mill Lane. We crossed the ford and continued through the horse paddock fields to Warren Farm fields and on into the woods of Upper Aynho Grounds. Down by the marshy area near the lakes there had been a lot of activity. Huge Machinery had obviously been clearing some of the woodland there. We continued up through Upper Aynho Grounds, crossed the B4100 and came back to the pavilion via Portway. After walking into the strong cold wind the strong hot coffee was particularly welcome. 6.6 miles.
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