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2026

6 walkers on a path clearance working party

Walkers enjoying refreshments in St Katharine's Church after January's walk

Large group of walkers in Bedwyn Common

6 walkers in the rain in Chisbury Woods

2025

Walkers taking a break on a bridge over the Kennet & Avon canal. Group walk March 2025

A large group of walkers enjoying a January hike.

2 walkers in the Wilton Brail in the snow

2 walkers near a narrow boat on Kennet and Avon Canal

Forest ranger noting a fallen tree in Bedwyn Common

Winter view Combe Wood Pewsey Vale Circular Way

2 group members cutting the 10th anniversary cake

10th anniversary fingerpost shaped cake

A group of about 15 walkers celebrating the 10th anniversary in January

St Mary's Church, Great Bedwyn. Daffodils in churchyard

Litter pickers in Great Bedwyn

Group of walkers in field looking up at camera man

Group of walkers having lunch at The Pelican Inn, Froxfield

Group walk on first day of spring beside Cake Wood, Froxfield

A group of walkers at Burridge Heath in April

Group of walkers in Bedwyn Brail

5 Walkers on a bench

A group of walkers in Webb's Gully, Bedwyn

Group of walkers on Faccombe village walk

Group of walkers having lunch at The Jack Russell, Faccombe

Walkers in Savernake Forest

Group of walkers having a picnic at Postern Hill, Savernake

Oak tree signed Cathedral Oak in Savernake Forest

A sculpture in metal of animals in the courtyard at Sheepdrove Organics

5 walkers on a break on our September group walk overlooking the Lambourn Downs

2024

Walkers under a tree at Fosbury Fort

Walker with a sleeping baby in carrier

February group walkers at Crofton

Group of walkers in the mist

2 walkers on a recce sitting on grass and drinking from a flask at Burridge Heath

Grass path through tall trees

Waymarker at Bedwyn Common

View of cottage and trees of Bedwyn Common

Walker on Fosbury hill fort

A group of walkers in Bedwyn Brail

Walkers in the countryside

group of walkers on a frosty morning

Group of walkers in Wendy's Community Cafe Oct 2024

Group of walkers on a winter walk

A group of 9 walkers at Crofton

A group of walkers in cafe

Group of walkers in front of chapel in Chisbury

6 walkers in the rain. Bedwyn village centre

4 volunteers by a strimmer

Volunteers clearing vegetation in Hatchet Lane

Group of walkers walking under trees in Savernake Forest

Group of walkers, walking through bracken in Savernake Forest

View along Hatchet Lane

A group of walkers toasting with mulled wine and mince pies in St Mary's church Bedwyn

Two volunteers installing waymarker post in the woods

2023

Trees in driveway of Mount Prosperous

7 walkers and a dog in Heron's Point wood

six walkers take a break on January's walk

Valley view from Horsehall Hill in January

Walker checks map on a recce

Three volunteers clearing brambles on Shawgrove path

10 walkers and dog on bench in Bedwyn Brail in February

3 volunteers installing a gate at Freewarren

Two volunteers removing a stile

2 volunteers at recently installed kissing gate at Freewarren

4 volunteers by recently installed kissing gate at Freewarren Farm

Last gap stile in Great Bedwyn Removed in March

3 volunteers replacing stile with a gate at Bewley Farm

New pedestrian gate in field at Bewley Farm

Two volunteers on a tea break

4 volunteers by installed kissing gate in March

New kissing gate installation

7 litter picking team members

Group of walkers near Suddene

Contractor's machine clearing surface of roadside path

Cleared surface of roadside path

Contractor working on Forest Hill path in March

Cleared surface of roadside path

Stand at community organisations event in April

Walkers in Hatchet Lane

2022

Group walk with 8 walkers and a dog

John Rennie skew bridge No 99 on Kennet and Avon canal

A walker on a recce at Easton Royale

2 Ramblers walking through Brail trees

Group of walkers walking past a herd of cows in Chisbury

Ramblers sitting amongst wild flowers in Gully Copse in June

2 volunteers replacing a stile with a gate at Brail Farm in June

10 walkers on a group walk in Wilton

Wilto windmill with group of 11 walkers in April

Group of walkers on a break on a muddy walk through Stype

7 walkers and a dog in Bedwyn Brail on a group walk in February

Group walkers in January walking uphill between fields to Chisbury woods

Large group of walkers in front of a bus stop sign on a track in Stokke where no buses pass

New wooden waymarkers made by Ludgershall Men's Shed for Little Bedwyn

View from under oak tree of Great Bedwyn in the distance

Group of walkers using new Shawgrove kissing gate

2021

2 volunteers installing a kissing gate at Shawgrove

Chisbury fields in January, conifer trees in distance

Old metal gap stile at Great Bedwyn churchyard, since replaced with a kissing gate and the stile is now supporting plants at the surgery garden

Conifers of Round Copse

Orchid in Bedwyn Brail

Socially distanced group of walkers outside village hall in June

Bedwyn Brail woods in July

July group of 8 walkers

Swans in Kennet and Avon Canal

Group of 8 walkers in August

Bench in Bedwyn Brail in September

5 volunteers after clearance of bridleway at Little Bedwyn

Kissing gate being installed in Bedwyn Brail

kissing gate in Brail woods

2 volunteers installing pedestrian gate

4 walkers taking a break on benches near windmill

Mother carrying sleeping baby on back on October walk

Group of 8 walkers by kissing gate near Shawgrove

Group of volunteers working on clearance in Hatchet Lane

2 volunteers installing kissing gate at churchyard

New kissing gate in churchyard

Group of 5 volunteers on working party at Hatchet Lane

Savernake Forest trees in November

3 volunteers on a working clearance party taking a coffee break

2020

Restored waymarker with owl and boots painted on sign

Group of walkers at Chisbury Chapel

Large group of walkers in January

6 volunteer litter pickers

4 walkers resting on a log Littlecote Estate

St Michael's Church Little Bedwyn in January

Man looking at carvings made by US airmen from Ohio in WWII

Duchess of Somerset Hospital

9 walkers and dog on March group walk

Wilton Brail waymarker

Bedwyn Brail woods in August

Group of walkers socially distancing at start of walk

2 walkers resting on bench

Walker sitting in field and planning a walk

View of Crofton Pumping station in the distance

Renovated destination sign with painted red kite addition

Information board on Bridge to Nowhere No 99 on Kennet and Avon Canal

2 volunteers route checking at Little Bedwyn lock in November

Person re-erecting a repainted destination sign.

2019

Group of walkers in Shalbourne in January

Group of walkers taking a refreshment break in Little Bedwyn

Group of walkers at start of March walk

14 walkers on March group walk

Walkers on a guided access walk in May

Group of walkers at start of walk in Ramsbury

Walkers alongside river in Ramsbury

Group of walkers looking at orchids in Roman ruins at Littlecote

Unidentified butterfly on yellow flower

Volunteer clearing a stile in Chisbury

4 walkers resting on a log

2 volunteers on a walk checking walk route leaflet instructions

Horses and walkers in field at Chisbury

A waymarker in Chisbury

3 walkers on Little Bedwyn pedestrian bridge over railway and canal

Walkers in Bedwyn Brail in October

The benches at the Column Ride in Bedwyn Brail in October

Group of walkers by Church Lock Bedwyn

Group of walkers in Collingbourne Woods in November

2 walkers at Ludgershall Castle

Group of walkers at pub lunch

Christmas refreshments at Bedwyn village hall

Group of walkers and a horse passing

2018

Group of walkers in Brails in June

Group of wet walkers at St Katharines in January

Group of walkers in Little Bedwyn in February

Hatchet Lane in February

Person and dog by waymarker in the snow in the Brail wood

Large group of walkers in the snow

Walkers in snow

Group of walkers on grass track

Person on mobility scooter on track between trees

Clearance team in Hatchet Lane

Group of walkers in the Brail wood in June

Holloway path between trees in June

Waymarker and path between crops

Group of July walkers

Group of walkers in Brail woods in July

Group on access walk in Bedwyn Brail

Group of walkers on access walk in Brail

Person cutting vegetation on path

Distant view of Ramsbury

Crofton Pumping Station

Mill Bridge in Bedwyn

3 walkers on a bridge looking for treasure trail clues

Distant view of Bedwyn village from Chisbury Woods

Golden leaves on trees in autumn

Group walkers by Shawgrove in November

2017

Group of walkers and a dog on guided Brail woods walk in July

2 volunteers doing vegetation clearance in July

St Martins chapel. Chisbury

Group of walkers at Jockey Green

Clearance team at top of Holloway when it was reopened in February

Walkers checking map

Holloway path between trees in April

Group of picnickers celebrating Holloway reopening in April

View across field in Wilton

3 volunteers carrying equipment to install waymarker posts in Wilton

Flower meadow in Wilton

Person and child patting minature pony

Sign awarded to Great Bedwyn for winning Best Kept Large Village competition

Group examining the dig site at Wolfhall

Group of walkers in the woods in December

Clearance team at bridleway at St Katherines

Walkers under arched tree on Bedwyn Common

2016

Walkers walking through field in the Brail

Deer in long grass

Group having lunch at The Swan

Group studying finds in tray

Group of walkers walking uphill to Chisbury in September

Off-road mobility vehicle at Shawgrove

Clearance tools

Person in undergrowth on Holloway

Person waving to attract group's attention

2015

Group of walkers checking the map

First Bedwyn Footpaths Group walk in January 2015

Group of walkers in Costers field

Walker looking across field

Group of walkers walking by crops at Crofton

Group of walkers in field at Brails

Old wooden waymarker in Chisbury

Group of walkers by steps on hill to Chisbury

People collecting litter

Group of walkers in Bedwyn Brail

wooden owl sculpture in Bedwyn Brail

Two people leaning on bridge parapet at Crofton

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