87.Fovant Badges 12.4 miles

89.  7/10

Parking @ SP55JJ

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Starting From Ebbesbourne Wake in wiltshire and heading for the Fovant Badges.
A perfect day with blue skies and a perfect temperature ! An easy walk through some Stunning Countryside for first half of walk ,from thatched cottages to babbling chalk streams.At  Fovant Badges a great place to stop for dinner and take it all in ! After dinner a long long byway 3.37 miles to be exact straight to end 

Wildlife

Red kite,Buzzard,Kestrel,Raven,Corn Butting, 3 Roe Deer,Yellowhammer
Butterflies-Orange tip,Small White,Peacock and lots of Brimstone Around 

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86.2 Rivers & A Brook (10.8 miles)

88.  7/10
Parking @ BA2 9BU

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A Walk Near My Home This one and takes in the River Avon from Newbridge to Keynsham then following the River Chew towards Newton st Loe and on to Corston Brook . 
A much noisier walk than the Wiltshire hills but an interesting one ,with boats and Boat yards dating back to 1881 with some nice views across Farmland and river.The new town center of Keynsham taking is shape with the buildings dominating the sky line from the Park.The  River Chew  gets much quieter then the award for the muddiest footpath this year was found ! Mud reached the top of my boot !! following on to Corston Brook and Newton Park Fishing Lake ,Then  through small wooded area and Back to church then Rest ! 

Wildlife
Buzzard,Canada geese,Mute,Chiffchaff,Grey Heron, lots of birds in pairs and plenty of blue and great tits about.
also white Emu !!! 

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85.Bishops Cannings (11.2 miles)

87. 7/10

Parking @ SN10 2LL

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Plenty of Parking at Bishops Cannings
Follow road through village into field opposite church,.
from field follow onto canal,not the best tow path we've walked bit muddy ! carry onto 2 bridge then to road and onto byways,numerous in Wiltshire. stunning hillsides looks like and a small mountain range ! really .
 a summers day walk as our walk was very misty for entire day but on a clear day views would be stunning.

Plenty of birds around 6 Buzzard,2 Kestrel,Goldfinch flocks,house and tree sparrows although distant and a lone rabbit .

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84.The Great Ridge (11,5 miles)

86  7/10


Parking @ BA127DX

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Starting in Tytherington a small village in Wiltshire ,a pleasant walk .

From village then onto byway and into countryside ,with no one  to interrupt our ramble ,no one !!

Passing cows giving birth and eating the afterbirth !  Then onto Great Ridge ,more of of forest really not much in the way of views but a stunning woodland with it seems bird song everwhere !

Good Paths and a return in summer or Autumn a Must .

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83. Perimeters End (13.5 miles)

85. 7/10
2 walks first walk Parking @ ChitterneBA120LS
2nd walk Parking Edington BA134PL

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Two walks in Wiltshire to finish of our spliting up of the Perimeter Path or Imber Range Path.started early 7.30am ! got to Chitterne about 8.30am the sky was blue but a heavy mist was everywhere,we started off in wrong direction as usuall !
Then once on course headed up towards Copehill training camp ,some beautiful vistas with mist and sunlight , even a hunting Sparrowhawk. 2 Amoured carriers from behind trees was all the hardware we saw but and a few very loud Artillery shells shattered the Peace.continued to Tilshead then along quite road for 3miles to Chitterne.
A break then short drive to Edington for final bit of Path .From Edington up path on to top, some nicely placed benches and some great looking strip Lynchets to Perimeter Path and return,we got lost on prevoius walk or did wrong bit hence this small but crucial bit, Imber Perimeter Path Done !!

 

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82.Ridgeway & Barbury Castle ( 13 miles)

84.
7/10

we Parked  @ Church of St. Katherine and St. Peter, Winterbourne Bassett SN4 9QB

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A great walk starting at Winterbourn Basset climbing up to ridgeway following this historic route though some rather large puddles ,but watching Red Kites who cares! 10 of them  .Then Taking in Barbury Castle And even Hackpen White Horse .Views everywhere .

Wildlife

Did i mention 10 Red Kites on walk with 6 together on tree with rooks and raven seemed to be quite happy i think resident birds seen others in fields along route hunting and kiteing around ! Raven,Rook,50+Chaffinch,Buzzard,Kestrel,Lots of small birds in fields no binoc !

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81. Farmbrough Common ....not (11 miles)

83. 6/10

Parking @BA20LT

A walk taking in mostly farmland around Timsbury,Huntrete And Stanton Prior. our walk was a misty wander, the sun did come out eventually with some blue skies. The paths were very muddy and fields very wet.  we take in part of the 3 Peaks walk ,the 3 peaks are Maes Knoll, Knowle Hill and Blackberry Hill all of which we covered in previous walks.also word of warning DON'T Touch Electric Fences They Are SHOCKING !   

Wildflife
6 Roe Deer    ,2 close range bounding out of Corn Crop ,Chaffinch,wrens,tits,4 Buzzards worming, fewer Redwing this week ,and 1 Grey heron

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80. Strawberry Line (11.9 miles)

82.

 6.5/10

Parking @BS255PD

A walk from Sandford 4.5 miles along the Strawberry line Railway Path ,we decided to walk wrong way but you don't have to ! a very flat route to Yatton then throught high st to Cadbury Hill Fort With some great Views back past very busy garden center and return 

Wildlfe
Lots of birds around Thatchens Cider Orchards,Chaffinch,Redwing,Blackbirds,Blue ,Great Tits,Green Woodpeckers,roe deer And Towards The End A very Close Kingfisher no Picture just looked in awe !



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