southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Leighterton figure of eight Saturday 3 October 2009

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		Tim checks his notes as we gather in the car park of the Royal Oak at Leighterton .
		Setting off in rather damp conditions .
		Across ploughed fields .
		Walking round the headland .
		Then more fields .
		Then stopping briefly .
		Before making our way through a herd of cows .
		Well, all cows except this one! .
		We head briefly downhill .
		The weather improving .
		Then back uphill .
		Past Boxwell Court .
		The gardeners amongst us stopping to admire this one .
		Recrossing the A46 .
		Past the well known long barrow hidden in trees .
		Back to our starting point where lunch is taken .
		Fully refreshed we head out of Leighterton past the cemetery with the Australian and NZ war graves .
		Following the edge of a field .
		Encountering the odd stile .
		And a gate which proves quite difficult to open .
		We then enter Westonbirt Arboretum .
		A distant relative of the mushrom? Can you eat it? .
		Another long field .
		Now I feel guilty about the steak I had at lunch .
		As we circle back to Leighterton .
		First passing a cottage in need of repair .
		Then the duck pond .
		And finally the church as we head to our starting point .
Photos and captions from Richard

As you can see, we thoroughly enjoy getting to know the South Cotswolds. We try to keep fit and succeed in having a good old chat. If you are interested in coming with us, see our Led Walks Programme and ring the leader if you have any questions about a particular walk. After two or three walks we hope you will then want to join the group as part of the Ramblers.