Oxfordshire Countryside - Landscape Companions
Five Local Circular Country Walks
A series of five local countryside walks, each with a map and commentary drawing upon an interest in history, landscape, farming, wildlife, hedgerows, soils and rock. ISBN 978-948444-44-9 Thematic Trails 2003. £3.00
These Landscape Companions consist of five 12-page guides which each give comprehensive written and map instructions for following each walk. However, the main purpose of these 'landscape companions' is to provide an engaging illustrated commentary on the human and natural landscape through which these walks progress. The walks are set within the countryside known as the 'Golden Ridge', some 12 miles to the west of Oxford.
A stout A4 water-resistant plastic folder is provided and this also contains; a large two-sided colourful map (510mm X 420m) showing all five colour-coded recommended circular walks in the Kingston Bagpuize, Longworth and Hinton area. The map is folded to pocket-size.
A4 size. 60 pages, 43 photos, 18 maps, 19 illustrations.
The five 12-page A4 colour-coded landscape companions can also be purchased individually for 0.50p as seen below.
| GREEN WALK | Start: Longworth Square – Harrowdown Hill – Thames – Newbridge – Common Lane – Longworth (4 mile walk). |
| YELLOW WALK | Start: Kingston Bagpuize - Swannybrook – Sheephouse Fm – Little London – Longworth – Southmoor. (7 miles). |
| RED WALK | Start: Hinton Waldrist Church - Duxford – Tadpole Bridge – Buckland – Pusey – Charney Bassett – Cherbury Camp – Hinton. (21 miles) |
| PURPLE WALK | Start: Longworth Square – Hinton Waldrist – Duxford - Hall Ham – Harrowdown Hill – Longworth. (5.5 miles). |
| ORANGE WALK | Start: Southmoor - Fyfield – Rainbow Bridge – Thames – Newbridge – Draycott Moor – Southmoor. (5.5 miles). |