10 Turn L to retrace your steps to Terrington.

Key to route descriptions

R = right

L = left

SA = straight ahead/across

jct = junction

X roads = crossroads

m = metres

km = kilometre

Scale 40mm = 1km (0.6 mile)

Park & Start: Terrington Village Hall

Public loos: Terrington Village Hall

Refreshments: Terrington Village Stores and Café

Terrain: Farmland and woods, mostly on well-defined paths and minor roads. Gentle ascents offering fine views

Footwear: Sturdy and preferably waterproof footwear recommended

History and Habitats 4walking from Terrington

4.5 miles (7.5km)easy/moderate circular walk

This walk explores the countryside to the south of Terrington, passing through the hamlet of Mowthorpe on the way to High Stittenham. If walked in the evening you have a chance of seeing barn owls hunting over the wide margins of arable fields. The hedgerows are also rich with bird life, providing important habitat for tree sparrows and yellowhammers.

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Walking route

Route instruction

Footpath (no cycling)

Bridleway

Byway open to all traffic

Other tracks

Primary route

Main road

Secondary road

Minor road

Take special careat this point/section

Gradient: 14-20%(arrow points downhill)

Key to map

Map reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data. © Crown copyright and database rights 2015. Ordnance Survey 0100031673

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5 Join the track for 50m then turn L onto signed footpath.

6 Cross the field. Cross the beck on thesleeper bridge then half-R across the next field to line up with the farm track ahead.

START: Terrington Village Hall. Leave the village along Mowthorpe Lane.

2 On entering the farmyard at Birkdale Farm turn R through the wooden gate. At the dividing of the track go SA.

3 Keep Stittenham Wood to your RHS.

4 Opposite the village pond follow the signs thtough Hall Farm into Stittenham Wood. Follow the path through the trees

9 Cross the stile near Mowthorpe Hill Farm, keep the farm to your RHS, walk up the driveway.

8 Turn L then ascend on this path into the trees. Through the gate at the top of the hill keeping the hedge to your LHS.

7 Join the track.