Adam looked after our website from 2010 until his untimely early death in 2022. He contributed to our society both as an amiable walker and as a skilled webmaster. He certainly was an asset, now missed by all. Adam generously left £10,000 to OFS in his will. Some of this bequest has made our new-look […]
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The Oxford Fieldpaths Society AGM for 2025 will be held on Saturday 26th April at 2.00pm in Wytham Village Hall. Keep the date free. There will be a walk on the morning of that day as well starting at the same place. More news later.
You will notice many changes in our new website. The information has been re-organised and we have a new way of showing information about our walks. For more information click here. Urgent or important news items will be shown here at the top of our home page. For regular news click on the “Current News” […]
Thousands of miles of footpaths that faced being lost forever could now be saved after the government committed to lifting a deadline for all rights of ways in England to be mapped. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy89yddgg7yo.
The Oxford Green Belt Way was created in 2007 by the CPRE (Campaign for the Protection of Rural England) as a circular 50 mile walk around Oxford accessible by public transport for each of the sections and it celebrated 75 years of the CPRE in Oxfordshire. Members of OFS helped with the original waymarking and […]
Diversions, etc. The list of modification orders is now 60 outstanding cases, of which 27 are to correct anomalies. Recently confirmed orders include Crowell FP4 at the former pub, Eynsham BR9, Spelsbury BOAT 44/RB45, Enstone BOAT 65/66 (Green Lane), and numerous corrections and extensions pf paths to the nearest road. There are 39 diversion cases […]
I had never been to the County Archives – what an interesting trip that turned out to be. Once registered I was allocated a desk space and issued with a pair of cotton gloves. These I didn’t need to wear as I was handling our own material. The staff were extremely helpful and the filing […]