Walking in the Lower Windrush Valley - Spotlight on the Northmoor short circular

Here is the next instalment in our series of blogs putting a spotlight on three circular walks promoted as part of a project earlier this year. Today it's the turn of the Northmoor short circular. 

Distance: 2.5 kilometres, stile free
Time: Approximately 35 minutes

Start and end point: The Red Lion community pub in Northmoor, OX29 5SX

This walk is ideal if you’re looking for a short stroll after a visit to the Red Lion or for those less able to enjoy longer country walks.

The route includes footpaths through farmland where you can enjoy field boundaries bursting with butterflies and other insects and quiet village roads where you can admire the pretty cottages.

One of the footpaths along a field boundary

Part of our funding allowed us to make this particular route more accessible by replacing three stiles with gates. The route is now stile free.

One of the newly installed gates

If you would like to try the route out, a map and directions can be downloaded here: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/file/countryside-walks-rides/NorthmoorShortCircularRoute.pdf

Thank you to the landowners for their support and our funders for the project - Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) with funding from Grundon Waste Management Ltd through the Landfill Communities Fund.

The Red Lion Pub