Park near the church, which is at the upper, eastern, end of the village near the manor. Visit the church if it’s open, then walk south down the road for a quarter of a mile as far as a left hand bend.

You carry on south along a footpath across meadows until you meet the parish boundary, the bendy river Stour. Here you join another footpath that takes you back up to the road about a furlong west of your car. That path can get a bit muddy at times so it might be wise to wear wellies if there’s been rain recently. Turn left and head west along the road through the village down Fifehead Hill until the road turns left.

Join a footpath that takes you west across a couple of fields then join a path that takes you south to re-join the road near Factory Farm. Turn left and head north east along the road for a mile or so until you’re back at the car. You’ll have walked about four miles. If you have time, you might like to walk a furlong north up the road past the village hall and, on your left, enter and explore the 50-acre wood owned by the Woodland Trust.

It is an important site for nature conservation and has bats, birds and butterflies as well as broadleaved trees and flowers. It’s a very popular walking spot for the local villagers. Halfway through the wood, you could join a footpath that takes you south to join the road near Manor Farm which will take you up Fifehead Hill and back to your car.

If you’re into geocaching, a popular pastime, you’ll find an easy one, a ‘Church Micro’ not far from the church.

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