” ” LOOP BAKER A. “J. CYCLE RIDE CYCLE

Pedallers first took this route on Wednesday 24 April 2013. 2013. April 24 Wednesday on route this took first Pedallers

(London: Harper Collins, 2010), p291-292 2010), Collins, Harper (London: Diaries, & Summer p290. 2010), Collins, Harper (London: , Diaries & Summer of Hill

thence to your starting point at Ingatestone Market Place that way. that Place Market Ingatestone at point starting your to thence

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 3  2 Back Lane, Little Hyde Lane and New Road to the High Street and and Street High the to Road New and Lane Hyde Little Lane, Back

or, if so inclined, you can turn left by Mill Green House taking Mill Lane, Lane, Mill taking House Green Mill by left turn can you inclined, so if or,

once again. You then travel back to Ingatestone Market Place in reverse reverse in Place Market Ingatestone to back travel then You again. once

Common.

Highwood Village Hall-April 2020 Hall-April Village Highwood Swan Lane at the Tye. the at Lane Swan hill where you reach the Ingatestone Road junction near The Viper PH PH Viper The near junction Road Ingatestone the reach you where hill

Highwood Road, Edney Edney Road, Highwood

and Sheds. Keep on past Whitegates on the right until go up the short short the up go until right the on Whitegates past on Keep Sheds. and Lanes by City Council, the other in Margaretting being being Margaretting in other the Council, City Chelmsford by Lanes turning on the right along along right the on turning

emerging on the right from Park at Redindyke Farm and Wells Wells and Farm Redindyke at Park Writtle from right the on emerging are both designated Green Green designated both are Take Nathan’s Lane, the the Lane, Nathan’s Take

You ride past Dawes Farm on the left and come to the bridleway bridleway the to come and left the on Farm Dawes past ride You

turning on the left further on, on, further left the on turning Barn Lane if you wish). wish). you if Lane Barn Seymour at Coptfold Hall, Margaretting-c1968 Hall, Coptfold at Seymour

by taking this route to Ivy Ivy to route this taking by Lane and the Handley Green Green Handley the and Lane Family friend “Torry” with H J C “Skip” “Skip” C J H with “Torry” friend Family

(you can cut the ride short short ride the cut can (you right to Coptfold Hall. Ivy Barn Barn Ivy Hall. Coptfold to right

to Writtle Park on the right right the on Park Writtle to

October 2010 October past the private turning on the the on turning private the past

Ceramic mural by Philippa Threlfall (1968) on The Chequers, Market Place, Ingatestone- Place, Market Chequers, The on (1968) Threlfall Philippa by mural Ceramic past the bridleway turning turning bridleway the past

You travel along Ivy Barn Lane Lane Barn Ivy along travel You

and travel up straight on on straight up travel and

to Wyse’s Road on the left left the on Road Wyse’s to towards Mill Green. Mill towards

hall on the left. You pass the small church on the right and the turning turning the and right the on church small the pass You left. the on hall carefully to take Ivy Barn Lane Lane Barn Ivy take to carefully

Highwood. Go past school on the right and the new eco-friendly village village eco-friendly new the and right the on school past Go Highwood. from the London direction direction London the from

Edney Cm’n Writtle”. Turn right and travel through Loves Green, Green, Loves through travel and right Turn Writtle”. Cm’n Edney

cross the oncoming A12 slipway slipway A12 oncoming the cross

“Barrow Farm Riding Disabled Blackmore” and right to “Loves Green Green “Loves to right and Blackmore” Disabled Riding Farm “Barrow

hotel and down the road and and road the down and hotel

Blackmore Road/Highwood Road with the road sign pointing left to to left pointing sign road the with Road Road/Highwood Blackmore

before the A12 bridge by the the by bridge A12 the before

Lane and on to the junction with with junction the to on and Lane

before Margaretting. Turn right right Turn Margaretting. before

Loves Green & Edney Common road sign road Common Edney & Green Loves past Oddy’s wood yard and Cock Cock and yard wood Oddy’s past

on the left to the A12 bridge bridge A12 the to left the on

on your left and along the lane lane the along and left your on

on the right and Bearman’s Farm Farm Bearman’s and right the on on the descent by Barrow Wood Wood Barrow by descent the on

Lodge and Coptfold Hall Cottages Cottages Hall Coptfold and Lodge on the right and around the bend bend the around and right the on

Wood on the left. Go past Park Park past Go left. the on Wood Deer). Past Highwood Cottage Cottage Highwood Past Deer).

the right (watch out for the Fallow Fallow the for out (watch right the Wood on the right and Chapel Chapel and right the on Wood

on the left and High Woods on on Woods High and left the on the road goes through the Kings Kings the through goes road the

Highwood with Deerslade Wood Wood Deerslade with Highwood Southwood Farm on the left until until left the on Farm Southwood

Ingatestone & Fryerning into into Fryerning & Ingatestone

past the houses on the right and and right the on houses the past

Down the hill you pass out of of out pass you hill the Down

Turn right at the junction and go go and junction the at right Turn

Blackmore/Highwood.

the furthest point in the ride from the start. the from ride the in point furthest the

Viper PH. Bear left at the junction and take Ingatestone Road towards towards Road Ingatestone take and junction the at left Bear PH. Viper

to the left and Margaretting to the right. It is suggested you rest here, here, rest you suggested is It right. the to Margaretting and left the to

through the woods (Stoneymore and Mill Green Common) to The The to Common) Green Mill and (Stoneymore woods the through

the other properties to the junction with Margaretting Road, with Writtle Writtle with Road, Margaretting with junction the to properties other the Huskards. Continue to The Cricketers PH on Mill Green Common and and Common Green Mill on PH Cricketers The to Continue Huskards.

and Little and Great Edney Woods on the right. Past Jordan’s Farm and and Farm Jordan’s Past right. the on Woods Edney Great and Little and Fryerning. Turn right towards Mill Green and Writtle bearing left at at left bearing Writtle and Green Mill towards right Turn Fryerning.

with views of open country across Writtle and Mid- on your left left your on Mid-Essex and Writtle across country open of views with Fryerning Lane, turning left and following the road to the green at at green the to road the following and left turning Lane, Fryerning

Ride past the few houses at the top of the lane, and then sweep down down sweep then and lane, the of top the at houses few the past Ride to Lane Bakers via up proceed Place Market Ingatestone From

from the grass verge, on the Edney Common road.” Common Edney the on verge, grass the from

so many together, seeing me off. me seeing together, many so

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Wood, W’park, and Edney Wood. I flushed a Partridge Partridge a flushed I Wood. Edney and W’park, Wood, lane, five or six of them, at least. I’ve never heard heard never I’ve least. at them, of six or five lane,

45-56. 9 A.M. to 2.30 P.M.To Barrow Wood, Deerslade Deerslade Wood, Barrow P.M.To 2.30 to A.M. 9 45-56. Nathan’s Lane, Owls called on both sides of the xxxx xxxx the of sides both on called Owls Lane, Nathan’s

N.W. Cold & strong. Sunny, Sunny, strong. & Cold N.W. 24th April Sunday, – “1955

10.30. Edney Wood & Writtlepark... As I rode down down rode I As Writtlepark... & Wood Edney 10.30.

Sunny, 56-42. Sunny first, cloudy later. 5.45. to to 5.45. later. cloudy first, Sunny 56-42. Sunny,

THE RIDE THE strong. & cold - N. 25th April Monday, – “1955

The ride is approximately 10 miles and the loop has taken you around some of the favourite Essex woodland of naturalist and writer J. A. Baker (1926-1987).

READING LIST: Baker, J A, The Peregrine, Intro. Robert Macfarlane, (New York: New York Review Books, 2005)

Baker, J A, Intro. Mark Cocker & Ed. John Fanshawe, The Peregrine, The Hill of Summer & Diaries, (London: Harper Collins, 2010) invite you to take part in our Canton, J, Out of Essex: Re-imagining a Literary Landscape, (Oxford: Signal Books, 2013) Macfarlane, R, The Wild Places, (London: Granta, 2007) Comrades, Nudists & The Bomb Saunders, H, My House Of Sky: The life and work of J. A. Baker, (Toller Fratum: Little Toller Books, 2017) “J. A.Cycle BAKER Ride LOOP” On quiet roads: Kelvedon Hatch/Navestock/Blackmore Sunday 27CYCLE October RIDE 2019 Meet 10.00 - Market Place, Ingatestone

King Wood and Chapel Wood-April 2020 Via: Hay Green/Hook End/Navestock Church MAPS: OS: Landranger 167 - Chelmsford, Harlow & Bishop’s Stortford,

Return: TipExplorerps Cro 175ss/ - SouthendFryerning on Sea (&c Basildon18 miles and ,183 back - Chelmsford E12.30 &) The 1 AllRodings cyclists ;very Sustrans welcome, Cycle regardless Maps: Essex of age & andthe Thamesexperience Estuary Cycle Map START & FINISH:(Under 16s Ingatestone with an adult Market please) Place, grid ref TQ649994 Junction of Nathan’s Lane and FURTHESTFor anyPOINT further IN THEdetails RIDE: please contact: Margaretting Road at Bumpstead’s Farm grid ref TL671046 Robert Fletcher: Tel: 01277 354431/07910 679379 Email: [email protected]

1 ROBERT W FLETCHER

1 [email protected] A pause at Beacon Hill, near Kelvedon Hatch, Essex – 29 October 2017 (Photo: Mick Hone) Ingatestone, Essex

Published: May 2021 | Design: Silvery Fox Design [email protected]

King Wood and Chapel Wood bisected by the Margaretting Road, looking north-June 2010 bisected by the Margaretting Road, Wood and Chapel Wood King

Sunlight falls down through the tree canopy in King Wood, looking east-June 2010 1 All photographs Robert W Fletcher A414 Ongar Road “J. A. BAKER LOOP”

N The Causeway CYCLE RIDE Cycle route Extension to cycle route

Wyse’s Road Public house / restaurant Edney Margaretting Road Common Highwood Road

Highwood Road Loves Green St Paul Church Highwood Nathans Lane Highwood Village Hall Nathans Lane Jordans Farm

Highwood County Primary School Highwood Road Little Edney Wood Great Edney Wood Southwood Farm

Blackmore Rd

Ingatestone Road Great Edney Wood

Margaretting Road

Kings Wood

Chapel Oddy J & Sons Wood - woodyard

Metsons Lane Cock Lane Ellis Wood Park Lodge

Coptfold Farm Cottages Barrow Coptfold Hall Highwood High Woods Wood Cottage Redindyke Farm

Writtle Road Bearman’s Farm Wells and Sheds Ivy Barns Lane Ivy Barns Lane Best Western A12 Deerslade Ivy Hill Hotel Wood Ariana Gardens Dawes Farm Handley Green Ivy Barns Lane The Viper PH Wantz Rd

Stoneymore Wood Moore’s Ditch Mill Green Margaretting Common Mapletree Lane Maldon Rd

The Cricketers PH Dog Kennel Lane A12 B1002

Mill Green

Mill Green Rd

Beggar Hill

Mill Lane Little Hyde Lane Church Lane

A12 Little Hyde Lane Back Lane Fryerning Huskards St Margaret’s ParsonageLane Fryerning Church, Church Margaretting

START & FINISH B1002 Ingatestone Market Place

Fryerning Lane New Rd

Blackmore Road

0 kilometres 0.5 1 2

Bakers Lane St Edmund & St Mary’s INGATESTONE Church 0 miles 0.5 1

Ingatestone Train Station Stock Lane A12

Ingatestone High St