On Saturday 9th November, twelve of us gathered in Rotherwick for an easy-ish walk around the countryside that lies between Rotherwick and Sherfield-on-Loddon. I say "easy-ish", as the walk was quite flat, but one field we had to cross was waterlogged.
Setting off from Rotherwick, we headed west and then south, through a strip of woods separating two halves of Tylney Park Golf Course. Then our route went through farmland, turning north-west and crossing the Lyde River.
Next, we crossed some gallops and passed through a number of paddocks, mostly empty, but we did encounter two horses in one paddock who came to investigate us. The last paddock was waterlogged at the far end - by so much that it would have gone over the tops of our boots. This required us to take a detour around the wettest areas, but it was still quite squelchy underfoot.
Now on slightly higher ground, we passed by Long Copse and into Page's Copse, where we found some fallen trees to sit on while we ate our packed lunches. After lunch, we passed by Moulshay Farm where we saw some large new houses being built.
Following footpaths through Sherfield Oaks Golf Course, we joined the Brenda Parker Way, which we followed through Summerstead Farm and "The Rotherwick Patch". Two weeks ago this farm had fields full of pumpkins and an army of children choosing which ones their parents would be buying. The fields looked very bare now! Arriving back in Rotherwick, some of us stayed for a drink at the Coach and Horses pub while others went straight home. See our route on Google Maps.
Thanks go to Emma and Rob for leading this walk and Rob for the write-up.
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