On Wednesday evening 7th June, six people turned up for an easy 4-mile walk, despite the grey and threatening sky. We had one prospective new member, a couple of visitors from other groups and a few of our regulars. Armed with optimism (and waterproof jackets) we set off by following the perimeter of the playing field, following one of the Berkshire Circular Routes.
This took us on a short stretch along Windmill Road before heading along a woodland path to Bridge's Farm and then into Starvale Woods. A steep alleyway took us past Starvale house and into Wokefield Common, which is mostly woodland. At this point the weather was just on the turn, with spits of rain falling on us. Nothing substantial though, so we carried on with the walk.
We crossed a road into the top part of Wokefield Common and followed the Berkshire Circular Route as it curved round and led us out of the woodlands, passing Pullen's Pond on the way. Next, we followed a quiet lane for a short while before heading south across a field of newly growing maize. Crossing Lockram Brook on a narrow wooden bridge, the Berkshire Circular Route led us across more fields, with a view of Wokefield Park conference centre to the east.
What rain there had been was gone as we passed one more farm and through one more stretch of woodland to arrive back at the playing fields. See our route on Google Maps. Finally, we stopped off for a quick drink at the pub opposite before heading home.
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