Seven walkers set off today on the last walk of the year and what a lovely walk it was. The sunshine was eating up the frost as we strode out down Green Lane to Lower Walton Grounds. We crossed the stream and continued up the track and out to the tarred road and turned to the narrow path past the end cottage and into the fields. The path up to the copse was not restored but we took it anyway and emerged into unharrowed chunky frosted lumps of soil in the next two fields. Up on the ridge the views were stunning in the sunlight. back across to Kings Sutton and Banbury, and forward to Rainsborough camp right round to Deddington Church. The path that curved round the copse and returned us to the ridge passed through the stiffened stubble of a field as yet unploughed from its Autumn crop. We soon reached the disused Stone pits and continued into Charlton. The village looked at its best in the sunlight as we walked all the way through and down to the stream before turning off the road and walking up to Rainsborough and on to Green Lane and home. No Anita this week and no coffee or cakes. She’ll be back next week.
