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    A Short Walk in the Vale of Wardour - by Elaine Perkins
    Elaine Perkins
    • May 4
    • 5 min

    A Short Walk in the Vale of Wardour - by Elaine Perkins

    The twin villages of Teffont Magna and Teffont Evias are tucked away in the south western corner of the county in the Cranborne Chase...
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    Boyton and Sherrington and some of their Hidden Secrets by Elaine Perkins
    Elaine Perkins
    • Apr 13
    • 2 min

    Boyton and Sherrington and some of their Hidden Secrets by Elaine Perkins

    Exploring the Wylye Valley villages of Boyton and Sherrington
    143 views1 comment
    Bentley Wood
    Paul Timlett
    • Apr 5
    • 5 min

    Bentley Wood

    A couple of weeks ago my walking buddy Stu and I paid our first visit to Bentley Wood, down on the border with Hampshire. Having just...
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    Newton Tony - its Railway and its Roman Road
    Paul Timlett
    • Mar 19
    • 9 min

    Newton Tony - its Railway and its Roman Road

    Inspired by Elaine Perkins’ post of 2 February in the Hidden Wiltshire Facebook Group about Newton Tony and the Winterbourne Downs RSPB...
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    Throope Down Walk by Elaine Perkins
    Elaine Perkins
    • Mar 17
    • 4 min

    Throope Down Walk by Elaine Perkins

    This is a blog written by Elaine Perkins based on a walk she undertook on 9 March 2022. All photographs were taken by Elaine. We decided...
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    Wiltshire Clumps
    Paul Timlett
    • Jun 28, 2021
    • 7 min

    Wiltshire Clumps

    Whilst not unique to Wiltshire, clumps are something that many of us envisage when we think of the county’s landscape. Otherwise known...
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    The Fonthill Estate
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Fonthill Estate

    Over the years I have driven past the delightful Fonthill Lake but never stopped to take a closer look, so I resolved recently to rectify...
    2,748 views4 comments
    Folly Wood and the Tale of the Headless Horseman
    Paul Timlett
    • Apr 3, 2021
    • 14 min

    Folly Wood and the Tale of the Headless Horseman

    Artist David Alderslade suggested we visit this unique location in Folly Wood near Market Lavington.
    2,566 views9 comments
    The River Till – the story of a winterbourne
    Paul Timlett
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 8 min

    The River Till – the story of a winterbourne

    Chalk steams are a feature of the Wiltshire and Dorset landscapes, although not uniquely so.
    1,070 views6 comments
    Searching for Kitt’s Grave (In Memory of Kay Chalk 1929-2019)
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 11 min

    Searching for Kitt’s Grave (In Memory of Kay Chalk 1929-2019)

    By Paul Timlett This walk scrapes into Wiltshire by the skin of its teeth. In fact I parked my car in Hampshire but within 100 metres...
    1,347 views0 comments
    Parsonage Down and the Summer Orchids
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jun 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Parsonage Down and the Summer Orchids

    This time of year sees many wild orchids come into flower on the slopes of Wiltshire's downland and Parsonage Down is no exception. I've...
    389 views0 comments
    Eden's Last Post
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 11 min

    Eden's Last Post

    By Paul Timlett Apart from a description of my walk together with accompanying photographs, in this blog you’ll find a few comments about...
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    A Different Take on the Deverills
    hiddenwiltshire
    • May 25, 2020
    • 8 min

    A Different Take on the Deverills

    By Paul Timlett That’s the thing about my blogs. Nothing for weeks then two come along at once. But now that travel restrictions have...
    1,196 views0 comments
    Great Ridge
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Feb 8, 2020
    • 7 min

    Great Ridge

    By Paul Timlett On Thursday 6 February I woke to a thick fog. I hadn’t planned to go out photographing this day but it was too good an...
    2,534 views0 comments
    The Old Slow Coach Road
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Old Slow Coach Road

    By Steve Dewey Because I have a brother in Westbury, and I used to live in Marlborough, one of the interesting ways back and forth...
    1,399 views0 comments
    Fifield Bavant and the smallest Church in Wiltshire
    hiddenwiltshire
    • May 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    Fifield Bavant and the smallest Church in Wiltshire

    I read somewhere that the village of Fifield Bavant is the smallest in Wiltshire with just two houses. I also read that the Church is the...
    551 views2 comments
    Castle Rings Fort
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Castle Rings Fort

    I discovered this Iron Age fort when I was looking at Oysters Coppice on the ordnance survey map. Just a short walk to the South West of...
    376 views0 comments
    Oysters Coppice, Gutch Common
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Oysters Coppice, Gutch Common

    I was in two minds whether to write this blog post, as I wanted to keep this piece of Hidden Wiltshire all to myself. Oysters Coppice is...
    459 views0 comments
    Long Knoll and Little Knoll, Kilmington
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 6 min

    Long Knoll and Little Knoll, Kilmington

    Long Knoll (grid reference ST794376) is just to the south of Maiden Bradley and has long been a visible milestone to me on the way down...
    1,453 views1 comment
    Cold Kitchen Hill, Bidcome Hill and Bushcombe Bottom, The Deverills
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Feb 8, 2019
    • 2 min

    Cold Kitchen Hill, Bidcome Hill and Bushcombe Bottom, The Deverills

    Right in the South West corner of Wiltshire you will find The Deverills, a string of villages between Warminster and Mere with the word...
    2,609 views0 comments
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