アッパーヘイフォードでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Better when dry

On the other side of the 'Eye Catcher' field is a bench placed there in memory of 'Bob the Dog' where you are invited to 'sit and paws a while'. An ideal peaceful location to rest and take in the view of the 'Eye Catcher'

A fabulous sight. Especially for a city boy. For some reason these noble beasts have a calming effect on me.

A lovely, peaceful stretch of the Oxford Canal running parallel with the River Cherwell.

When I saw this plant I thought 'I wonder if that's rhubarb'. So I looked it up on my plant identifier app. It turned out that it's called Butter Bur as well as the less flattering Pestilence Wort and Bog Rhubarb. I prefer Butter Bur, so called because in days of old the leaves were used to wrap butter to keep it fresh for longer.

Free parking is provided at Heyford Train Station for rail users only. However there are several, marked parking bays outside the boundary fence on what I took to be a public road. These too are free of charge. I got there at about 5.30pm and was able to find a space.

If you look across the water and into the meadow you may be lucky enough to spot some wild horses grazing along the riverbanks.

This beautiful folly perched on top of a rolling hill in Oxfordshire will certainly catch your eye. It was built by landscape artist William Kent for the Dormer family in 1740.