Oxfordshire walks - Great Rissington

After another lovely warm day, why not enjoy a gorgeous late afternoon circular walk from Great Rissington in the Cotswolds. This walk will arouse your senses - charming scenery around you, wild flowers to smell, Sky Larks soaring above you and Song Thrushes singing their hearts out from the woodland. What a wonderful end to a beautiful day.

To get the app and this walk search for 'Oxfordshire Walks' on your app store.

This 3 mile walk (we carried it out anti-clockwise) starts and finishes at the charming village of Great Rissington and takes you along easy paths through fields and light woodland until you reach the meandering River Windrush. Here you will find some nice little spots to stop and enjoy before heading further along the river in the shade of the trees. The path is on the edge of the Sherborne Estate (as featured in several series of Springwatch) and has plenty of wildlife to look out for. You will notice on the route on the app a small kink in the path following the river, at this point you can either stay on the main path or take the narrow little path on the right which is easily missed. This optional path is overgrown and at this time of year you will see an abundance of Mayflies (which are harmless) this little path takes you to a beautiful spot by the river (see photo) and sight of the Mayflies (photo of one on my sunglasses).

The easy return route then takes you back to the village along a ridge with lovely views overlooking the Windrush valley.

This is a great walk to take your four legged friend - arable field paths, woodland and a lovely cool river for them to have a swim - perfect!

You can see a full list of Oxfordshire walks here.

Taking regular exercise outdoors amongst nature is good for both our mental and physical health at this time, but whilst out walking please remember to keep your distance from other walkers to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.

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