Yorkshire Walks

The duckpond at the junction of Westfield Lane and The Village

The weather forecast for today expected it to be mainly rather overcast with short showers and occasional short sunny spells. My friend Jim and I are still going to and from the start of our walks in separate cars to comply with the social distancing rules. My wife had a dental appointment in Haxby this morning so that is where we started and ended our walk.

Mallard duck and her brood

Walking along The Village from Westfield Lane

Turning from The Village onto Church Lane

At this junction we turned right and walked along The Village for about 220m where we turned right off The Village onto Church Lane. At the junction of Church Lane and Back Lane is the Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas.

We parked on the road side in Westfield Lane next to the duck pond at map ref. SE 598 584. From this parking spot we walked along Westfield Lane to its end at the main road called The Village.

Setting off along Westfield Lane to The Village

Walking along The Village towards Church Lane

Nearing the end of Church Lane by the church

The Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas at the junction of Back Lane and Church Lane

Church Lane heading for Greenshaw Drive

Crossing Greenshaw Drive

Public footpath heading towards Kirkcroft

There is a large children's play area on Church Field. We followed the public footpath between the ends of the housing estate cul-de-sacs for about 400m to a road called Kirkcroft.

From this junction we kept straight on along a public footpath past the end of the church on our right to Greenshaw Drive. We crossed Greenshaw Drive and continued along the public footpath with Church Field on our left.

The Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas

Public footpath passing Church Field on the left

Public footpath heading towards Kirkcroft

About to cross Kirkcroft following the public footpath

Public footpath heading towards Stoop Close

Alleyway leading to the head of Stoop Close

Crossing Green Dike to Lund Close

We crossed Green Dike to another cul-de-sac called Lund Close. We walked along Lund Close to its end and followed the public footpath along an alleyway between the gardens of the houses ahead and to our left.

We crossed Kircroft and continued along the public footpath for about 220m to an alleyway into the head of a cul-de-sac called Stoop Close. We walked along Stoop Close to its junction with a road called Green Dike.

Public footpath heading towards Stoop Close

Walking along Stoop Close to Green Dike

Walking along Lund Close

Start of the alleyway from Lund Close to the Westfield Lane Track

Alleyway from Lund Close to the Westfield Lane Track

Westfield Lane track heading south next to Westfield Beck

The northern entrance to Westfield Wood

This path followed Westfield Beck on our left hand side. We walked along this track for about 450m to the entrance to the Woodland Trust's Westfield Wood.

The alleyway from Lund Close took us over Westfield Beck and joined the Westfield Lane Track. At this track we turned left to walk along another public footpath.

Heading south along Westfield Lane Track

Westfield Lane Track nearing Westfield Wood

Bluebells near the entrance to Westfield Wood

Heading into Westfield Wood from the "Welcome" board near the entrance

The main path through Westfield Wood

The "Welcome" board near the southern entrance to the wood

Path around the western edge of the wood

Path heading north around the western edge of the wood

Here we doubled back along a narrower path around the western edge of the wood until we returned to the northern entrance to the wood that we had reached earlier.

We walked along the path through the wood for about 450m to the Woodland Trust's "welcome" board at the far side of the wood.

The paths were very dry after no rain for a month

Path around the western edge of the wood

Heading back towards the northern entrance to the wood

Leaving the wood heading north along The Westfield Lane Track

Heading north along The Westfield Lane Track from the wood

Heading along The Northfield Lane Track towards Northfield Lane

Crossing Walmer Carr along Westfield Lane

This time we kept straight on along the Westfield Lane Track for about 540m to the point where the road called Green Dike becomes Westfield Lane and the Westfield Lane Track joins them.

From the edge of Westfield Wood we retraced our steps along the Westfield Lane Track to the point where we had joined it on our outward route.

Passing the alleyway from Lund Close that we used earlier

Joining Northfield Lane

Crossing Westfield Grove along Westfield Lane

We walked along the road called Westfield Lane for about 300m back to our parking spot next to the duck pond and the end of our walk. The whole route had been about 4km and it had taken me almost two hours to walk it.

Back at the duck pond and the end of our walk