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Lacey Green, Parslow’s Hillock and Lily Bottom Walk 12

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CHILTERN SOCIETY WALKS Lacey Green, Parslow’s Hillock and Lily Bottom

Prestwood walk

A gently undulating route linking two attractive villages with historic pubs. This walk takes you from Lacey Green (with its landmark windmill) along the ancient track known as Grim's Ditch to Lily Bottom Lane. There is an optional detour to Parslow's Hillock and the Pink and Lily pub which has associations with the poet Rupert Brooke.

A gently undulating route linking two attractive villages with historic pubs. This walk takes you from Lacey itshours). landmark Distance:Green 2 ½ miles(with (allow 1½ Extra 1 milewindmill) for pub detour.along the ancient track known as Grim’s Ditch to Lily Bottom Lane. There With Helen Lodge Start: Kiln Lane, Lacey Green (opposite the Black Horse pub). Road-side parking near the Black Horse bus service from High is pub. an Limited optional detour toWycombe. Parslow’s Hillock and the Pink A wonderful opportunity to combine a stroll round and Lily pubdescent which associations with poet Access Information: Short fromhas Kiln Lane to the valley bottom, thenthe a climb Prestwood Nature Reserve with a lovely walk in the back up to Lily Bottom Lane. Another descent towards the end of the walk from 4 to 5 on Rupert Brooke.area. surrounding the map. The rest of the walk is fairly level.

Hillock Wood Parslow’s Hillock Little Kingshill

Peterley Manor

Peterley Wood W Farm

Peterley Manor Farm

Hampden Road

Prestwood Local Nature Reserve

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Bramley Farm

Lily Bank Farm

START: Prestwood Nature Reserve car park, Refreshments: Pubs in Lacey Green at Parslow's Hillock. Gridand ref pub SU 866 991

Distance: 2 miles (allow 1½hours). DISTANCE: 5.8 miles, with c110m of ascent Extra 1 mile forA pub detour. TERRAIN: moderate walk, with the main climb Route:

Orchard Farm

Lily Farm

Heath End Road Hatches Wood

Loosley Cherry Tree Row Farm

Ninnywood Farm

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at the start. Can be muddy in places. Walk along Kiln Lane until you leave the Lily Bank Farm to reach a minor road called Windmill 1 surfaced road and meet a crossingFour path.stiles Lily Bottom Lane. 3 Turn right here to Lower W PH Either turn right along the bridleway and MAPS: OS Explorercontinue 172 and the Chiltern walk. Society 12 then immediately left to follow it down to 2 REFRESHMENTS: The Polecat and Kings Head pubs rejoin Kiln Lane in the valley below or, for a If you wish to visit the pub at Parslow's at point 8 on the map. Otherwise, picnic Hatches more gradual descent, continue walking Hillock, turn left for about half a mile to Lane in the Nature down Kiln Lane keeping with it as itReserve curves reach a road; the Pink and Lily pubHughenden is on 2 right to meet the crossing bridleway. Valley Valley left. It was made famous by the war PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Busyour 48 (Great Missenden-High 3 Follow the bridlewayWycombe-Lane uphill alongside End). There poet Rupert Brooke who frequented it are stops near point 3 Grim's Ditch and you notice World War. onwill the mapyou andare on either before side ofthe thefirst crossroads just PH North 0 0.5 1km walking in a slight hollow with trees on south of point 8. Lacey raised banks on either side. This is an To continue the walk from 3 follow the 0 ½ mile Green ancient earthwork believed to date from lane for another half a mile, taking the before the Saxon period. second path on your right, opposite a bridleway. 4 Descend through woods to Continue along this path, which can be the valley and there turn right along Kiln 1. Exit the car park onto the road, turn left and 5. After c250m two footpaths join from the muddy in places in winter or after rain, for Lane 5 to follow it all the way back to your then left again Lane.point Walk Perks right. Take the second of these 0 paths heading about a mile until it descends slightly byinto Perks starting in up Lacey Green. Lane for c600m, going past a footpath on the through the kissing gate. Ignore the path left on a sharp right-hand bend. joining from the left and continue down, then 0 2. As the lane nears the top of the hill, turn right up the hill to a kissing gate. Go through it and into Longfi eld Wood. Follow the white arrows at the path junction continue straight ahead 26 on the trees through the Wood, staying on between two fences to a road. the main path for c1,500m until it meets a 6. Cross the road and follow the lane to Copes tall wood and wire stock fence on the left. Farm. At the end of the drive go between the Continue along this fence line until it meets a brick pillars and take the path to the rightdriveway and the brick gateposts of a large hand side of the gate. Follow this path over 1 house. Follow the driveway until it reaches a stile and through a kissing gate, continuing Hatches Lane. with the fence line on the left over a further 3. At the lane turn right and after c50m take two stiles. Once in the woods, head straight the footpath on the left. Follow it uphill, to up the hill with the fence on the left, ignoring the left side of the copse. At the brow of the other paths, to the next road. hill, continue in the same direction and look 7. Cross the road and then turn left on the for the field gate in the hedge line ahead. pavement. Continue past Hare Lane on Continue through this the right and after 200m turn right into 2 gate into the next field, heading for the far right corner. Go through Shepherds Gate. The footpath starts from the the kissing gate and turn right towards the left-hand side of the driveway straight ahead. lane. Once on the lane turn left. Go through the kissing gate and follow the 4. At the end of Pipers Lane head directly across path into a field. At the path fork take the the road junction and through the footpath left path diagonally crossing the field. At the gate behind the Cockpit Road sign. Follow track turn right on the bridleway. Continue to the path across the field and through the a kissing gate on the left, go through it and hedge line. In the next field, with the hedge follow the perimeter of the field and wood for on the right, continue to the footpath marker c400m. Then take the gate on the left into post in the corner. Here, cut straight across the woods. At the first path junction turn right the corner of the field towards the gap in to meet a road. the hedge line. Do not go through the gap, 8. Cross the road into the woods. Follow the instead turn left and follow the edge of the bridleway waymarks and keep to the leftfield with the hedge on the right. hand edge of the woods for 250m. Just

Start: Kiln Lane, Lacey Green (opposite the Black Horse pub). Road-side parking near the Black Horse pub. Limited bus service from High Wycombe.

Access Information: Short descent from Kiln Lane to the valley bottom, then a climb back up to Lily Bottom Lane. Another descent towards the end of the walk from to on the map. The rest of the walk is fairly level.

Heath End

Lily Bottom Lane

Little Chalfont

Birchmore Wood

Copes Farm

Great Kingshill

Kingswood House 5

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Kiln Lane 4

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Refreshments: Pubs in Lacey Green and pub at Parslow’s Hillock.

Route

Walk along Kiln Lane until you leave the surfaced road and meet a crossing path. Either turn right along the bridleway and then immediately left to follow it down to rejoin Kiln Lane in the valley below or, for a more gradual descent, continue walking down Kiln Lane keeping with it as it curves right to meet the crossing bridleway. Follow the bridleway uphill alongside Grim’s Ditch and you will notice you are walking in a slight hollow with trees on raised banks on either side. This is an ancient earthwork believed to date from before the Saxon period. Continue along this path, which can be muddy in places in winter or after rain, for about a mile until it descends slightly by Lily Bank Farm to reach a minor

before the dell, take the first footpath on the North left and1km follow it all the way to a road. 9. Cross the road and turn right, passing in front of½the milePolecat Inn. Take the footpath on the left at the end of the Polecat car park. Head across the gravel to the paddock beyond and through the kissing gate in the far right-hand corner. Then follow the telegraph poles down the hill, heading to the far left corner of the field. Go through3the kissing gate onto Perks Lane. Turn right and head down the hill back to the nature reserve car park.

road called Lily Bottom Lane. continue the walk.

Turn right here to

Points InterestHillock, turn If you wish to visit the pubof at Parslow’s Prestwood: The name has Anglo-Saxon origins left for about halfanda means milepriest-wood. to reachIt awasroad; formedthe as an Pink and District in 1849 from parts of Lily pub is on yourEcclesiastical left. It was made famous by the Great Missenden, Hughenden and Hampden. Major industries based on agriculture and war poet Rupert Brooke whowere frequented it before the making. This part of the Chilterns was first World War. furniture famous for its cherry orchards and in the 19th century Londoners took day trips to see the spring blossom.

3 follow the lane for To continue the walk from Peterley Manor Farm: Farm shop, nursery and pick taking your own. the second path on your another half a mile, 4 Descend through woods right, opposite a Helen bridleway. Lodge saw the advert asking for volunteers to walks for the Chiltern Society via Hughenden to the valley and design there turnAssociation. right along Kiln Lane 5 to Valley Residents’ While researching potential routes, it was a pleasant surprise to find follow it all the way back to your starting point in footpaths she had not previously walked. She hopes that this route has managed to capture some of the Lacey Green. stunning views in the area round Prestwood Nature Reserve. Map: Glyn Kuhn

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The Chiltern Society is a local charity with 6,800 members. It is one of the largest environmental groups in England directly associated with the conservation of some of the country's finest protected landscapes. The objective of the charity is to care for the Chilterns, to encourage people to explore this beautiful landscape and to conserve it for future generations. It has over 400 active volunteers who protect the Chilterns' heritage landscapes, buildings and rivers, maintain Chiltern footpaths and bridleways, publish footpath maps, lead walks, cycle rides and photographic trips, and do conservation work on ponds , commons and woodland. For details of the charity’s work and its programme of walks, cycle rides and conservation groups open to all www.chilternsociety.org 01494 771250

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Valentine’s Day has been with us for a long time: it was first associated with courtly love in the 14th century, and by the 18th century it had become very like the Valentine’s Day we celebrate today - lovers would share flowers, cards and confectionery to demonstrate their affection for each other. Today we still do much the same, although the cards are rarely handwritten and the flowers might be ordered online and delivered by a man in a van, but today’s lovers have another kind of gift to gladly give: gadgets! First things first: don’t make the mistake of buying a ‘pinkified’ version of a supposedly male thing, such as a pink power drill, for the person you love. Drills aren’t romantic no matter what colour they happen to be, or how keen on DIY your partner is. And if you’re thinking of buying your partner a wearable device such as a Fitbit fitness tracker, you need to be 100% sure the message you’re sending isn’t going to be interpreted as “you’re lazy!” or even worse, “you’re too fat!” The best Valentine’s Day gifts are things you can share, such as the excellent Polaroid ZIP mobile printer. At £99 it isn’t cheap, but what it delivers is priceless: old-school Polaroids

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Conor Mark Jameson is the author of Silent Spring Revisited, Looking for the Goshawk and Shrewdunnit: The Nature Files. Conor has written for The Guardian, BBC Wildlife, The Ecologist, Africa Geographic, NZ Wilderness, Birdwatch and Birdwatching magazines and has been a scriptwriter for the BBC Natural History Unit.

Your friendly local orchestra is looking for Violin & Viola players (other instrumentalists are welcome to apply) We perform in and around the Marlow area several times a year.

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CHILTERN EMBROIDERY AND TEXTILE GROUP Welcomes stitchers from all over South Bucks with an interest in all aspects of embroidery and creative textiles. We meet on the second Monday of the month at Tylers Green Village Hall for talks by textile artists and experts. See www.chilterntextiles.co.uk or call 01494 681696 for more details.

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Chess Valley U3A can help you make the most of your ‘third age’, when you have stopped working full tie and an pursue your real interestss Our 44 groups range froi Art to Writngg with iost things in etweens We also hold monthly general ieetngs in Chesham, with a variety of engaging speakers, and organise outngs to iuseuisg histori houses and other pla es of interests For iore inforiatong visit our we sitee

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FRENCH SCHOOL FOR BILINGUAL CHILDREN We welcome bilingual children on Saturday mornings at Dr Challoners High school. Classes are run school term only. We offer a French education program for children age 3 to 15. Playful environment delivered by qualified French native speaking staff. For more information, contact us on: http://www.123soleil.co.uk Amersham@123soleil.co.uk 703 591 Beaconsfield Local 50 Please07775 mention

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WE NEED YOUR HELP! Do you live in Bucks and would you like to volunteer and take part in a rewarding and unforgettable experience? The MPS Society supports children and young adults affected by rare genetic lifelimiting diseases. If you join our team of volunteers you will be able to help us give some of these children and their siblings a great time, please email us at mps@mpssociety.org.uk

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Chalfont St. Peter Youth Centre Chalfont St Peter Youth Centre holds a weekly session for young people with ASD When: 7-8pm on Tuesday evenings It aims to provide a safe and calmer environment for young people who wish to socialise but perhaps struggle to cope with larger, louder environments s The sessions are supervised by trained adults and also from trained young volunteer helpers. These helpers are on hand for each session to interact with the young people aaending encouraging play and social skills Please call the oﬃce on 01753 883712 or email oﬃce@cspyouthcentre.org for further information

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Retirement living for the not-so-retiring Wouldn’t you like to make a bright new start at a brand new retirement village? Hughenden Gardens Village will provide 260 comfortable new one and two bedroom homes for people over 55, with options for rental, shared ownership and outright purchase. The Village is built around a superb range of social, leisure and well-being facilities including: Fitness Suite and Well-being Suite Bistro and Bar Shop Hair and Beauty Salon Village Hall Hobby and Games Room IT suite and Library Greenhouse and Landscaped Piazza Here you can relax in the knowledge that if you or your partner need care, now or in the future, it can be provided by a dedicated 24/7 on-site team. The Village is a vision of The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, a registered charity pioneering the UK’s most innovative and exciting new retirement villages.

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