Date: Saturday 29th August 2026.  Distance: 5.5 miles.  Leader: Angela Vasylenko

 

Just 5 of us this morning.  Understandable, as the forecast was rain, rain and more rain (Hurray!).  However, the rain was very light and it was quite warm, though cloudy, so we certainly didn't get soaked.  We left Lane End village car park to walk down beside the church graveyard, then over the road to head north, first past the front door of Wycombe Court house, then alleyways and narrow paths to a meadow then woods to the road bridge over the M40. Bank Holiday traffic thundered underneath as we crossed, then into quiet fields and onto the gate we donated earlier this year to John Esslemont.  We took a wood track down to enter the West Wycombe Estate then a long haul up onto a field to stop for our banana break and enjoy the view of the Golden Ball. More woods and fields, past Bullocks Farm, tracking down then a short climb up again and onto Denham Farm, across Wheeler End Common, thro Wheeler End, over the M40 again and back to the car park. An enjoyable morning out in the countryside that is very slowly turning green again.