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Wednesday 2nd 10am SP561023 8 miles Meet at Grenoble Road, Greater Leys, Oxford (Watlington Road end). Please park in designated areas along the road. An easy going circular walk to the Baldons and Nuneham Courtenay. Only two stiles. Please bring a picnic for lunch by a beautiful historic church. Val and John Forsdyke 01865 762058 Saturday 5th 10am SP523024 5 miles Meet at Kennington village hall for a pre AGM walk along the Thames Path towards Oxford and returning through South Hinksey. Pub lunch available afterwards in Kennington. Sue Crisp 01865 553800 AGM at Kennington village hall at 2.30pm. Followed by a talk with slides on the wildlife of Shotover Country Park - history, habits and conservation. Our guest speaker is Ivan Wright. Teas to follow. Wednesday 9th 10am SP431094 10 miles Meet at the Clover Place public car park, Eynsham. A full day walk to the Hanboroughs, Mill Wood and Freeland. Pub lunch en route or bring a picnic. Sorry no dogs. Michael Payton 01865 862425 A note on walking the Green Belt Way. To commemorate the setting up of the Green Belt Way by the CPRE and the official opening by Boris Johnson MP in 2007, OFS is going to walk the whole 50-mile way in 7 stages in a clockwise direction. There is to be one stage per month on the second Saturday. As this is a linear walk we will meet at the end of each stage and use the minimum number of cars to shuttle all to the start of the walk. To ensure that there is enough transport it is imperative that you contact the leader to say how many are coming and in what car. Saturday 12th 9.30am SP487094 8.1 miles Oxford Green Belt Way - Day 1. Meet at Port Meadow bathing place car park, Wolvercote for car shuttle back to Cumnor. Route via Fitchampstead, Farmoor Reservoir, Swinford and Wytham Wood. Bring a picnic lunch. Sorry no dogs. John Eyre 01235 522276 or 01865 764151 Please contact the leader if you are coming on the walk. Sunday 13th 10am SU261945 5.8 miles Meet at the National Trust car park, Badbury Hill. An easy walk from Badbury Hill across farmland to the NT village of Coleshill and back via Great Coxwell and the Great Tithe Barn. A few stiles. The walk will include a refreshment stop halfway round and pubs are available afterwards in Faringdon and Coleshill. Dogs to be kept on leads at all times please. John and June Henville 01367 820411 Tuesday 15th 7 - 9.30pm SP523024 Navigation Course for OFS members at Kennington village hall This course, covering compass and map work with John Dawson, is open to all OFS members free of charge. Places are limited to a maximum of sixteen. Please apply to Sue Crisp 01856 553800 as soon as possible to reserve your place. Wednesday 16th 10am SP152012 6.5 miles Meet at the free car park in Fairford. "The Colne, a Cook, a Saint and a "Q"". Find the answers on this lovely Cotswold walk in the past. Take time to see the windows in the church afterwards. Pubs in Fairford at the end of the walk. Tim and Joyce Norris 01451 833668 Friday 18th Skittles Evening at Sturdy’s Castle, near Tackley. Saturday 19th 10am SU667873 5 miles Meet at Nuffield church. Please park carefully nearby. This is the annual bluebell walk to Groveridge Woods, Digberry Lane and Park Wood. Only one stile. John Eyre 01235 522276 Friday 25th 10am SP544132 4 miles Meet at Noke, by the church. Please park carefully nearby. A short, flat walk on the western edge of Otmoor, from Noke , along the young River Ray, and across to Oddington. Pubs available in Islip afterwards. Janice Ure 01865 371985 Friday 25th 7.30pm Meeting for Croyde Bay trip at Cumnor Old School Saturday 26th 10am SU736891 7.5 miles Meet at the side of the road opposite the entrance to Stonor Park. Please park considerately nearby. A beautiful Chiltern walk with red kites by the dozen. Going via Turville Grange, Ibstone church and Stonor deer park. Fairly strenuous with three climbs. Please bring your own refreshments for en route break. Robert Yates 01865 711047. |
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