Walk 7: Wolverton Walkabout

The wood is called Brock Copse.  Turn right and walk along the path leaving the play area on your right.  Follow the path through a young-wooded plantation until some houses come into view.  At a T junction in the path turn left, follow the yellow waymarking, and keep the hedge and paddock on the right.  Follow round with the paddock on the right and the woods on the left to a kissing gate into a field.

Keep to the left-hand side of the field to the next field – noting that the field to the left has a fine display of bluebells in late April/May (see photo).  Walk diagonally to the left-hand corner to a five-bar metal gate.  Turn immediately right up the hill to pass by Springfield Farm on the right, and through a small gate into the field to the front of Century House.

Follow the path along the right-hand edge of the field through to a stile leading on to Wolverton Road.  Turn left.  After the last house turn right onto the footpath called Baldwin’s Lane.

Continue along the footpath, with a field on the left and woods (Baldwin’s Copse) on the right until reaching the corner of the field.  The path bears slightly left into a field – head for a gap in the opposite hedge. and cross the brook – noting the beautiful swathe of wild daffodils by the stream in March (see photo).

In the next field (coasting.ramp.sleepy) head across the middle of the field, aiming for the left corner of the house which faces the field.  A small wooden stile can be stepped over onto a narrow path which leads to Ramsdell Road. Turn right along the road to return to the George and Dragon.