<!> fence on left <!> pass Upper Ansdore Farm House <!> cross stile beside converted barn <!> ahead down track <!> pass Lower Ansdore farm <!> following tarmac road to Y junction <!> take left fork <!> cross road onto drive of Ansdore Bank
<!> through gate on right (bed frame?) <!> uphill following hedge on left <!> cross stile in fence <!> follow path left then right <!> uphill throughDunlies Wood <!> 

pass wood built Chalet <!> emerge onto edge of field <!> turn left <!> follow edge of wood <!> ignore first path back into wood <!> at 2nd path turn left into wood <!> follow path downhill <!> at T junction with track <!> turn right following track to road <!>
at road turn right <!> follow road passing Waddenhall farm and cottages <!>
follow road downhill through trees <!> look out for opposite gates half way down hill markedNature Reserve <!>

[ you may take some time here to explore the area on the right of the road and the meadow lower down!!

go through the kissing gate on the left (Yocklett banks) follow path through the wood (mind where you put your feet!!) <!> pass shelter on left <!> then some special reserved areas on your left and right <!> at Y junction of paths go right <!> follow path to seat at top of clearing <!>( sit here for a while and enjoy the view. Then take a closer look at the `grass` in front of you!

Time to move on <!> continue ahead on path following it downhill to a wooden gate <!>
go through gap on right out onto road <!> turn left uphill <!> follow road to Y junction 
<!> continue ahead to Little North Leigh Farm <!> turn right onto tarmac drive <!>
pass traffic barrier <!> continue past garden with large pond <!> at steel gate go through gap on left of gate <!> turn right <!> head for right hand corner of yard <!> follow enclosed path <!>

emerge on edge of field <!> head half right across field to stile in hedge <!> cross stile follow path downhill <!> continue downhill between escarpment and fence to stile in fence <!> cross stile follow path downhill to field <!> head half left to stile beside gate <!> cross stile <!> turn right <!> follow track <!>  pass Little Gains Cottage <!> at T junction turn left <!> follow track past Spong Farm House (Tudor Hall House)

<!> continue ahead uphill <!> lookout for log steps beside National Reserve sign <!> follow log steps up bank <!> continue on path at 1st junction turn right <!> follow path to emerge from wood at junction of paths <!> continue ahead (Elmstead Church ahead in distance) follow track past Holly Tree Cottage <!> at road turn left <!> follow road to Oak Cottage <!> turn right down drive on the left side of Oak cottage (footpath sign) 

<!> follow drive down to gate <!> before gate turn left <!> go through gap in hedge <!> ahead to external corner of fence <!> keep to fence on left (ignore stile in fence on left) continue ahead to stile in fence <!> at fence cross stile <!> half left to track <!> turn left <!> follow track then head half right downhill to stile in left corner of field <!>

cross stile to road <!> turn left <!> cross stile on your right <!> follow path with fence on your right to stile <!> cross stile <!> at road turn right <!> follow road uphill into Bodsham <!> Timber Batts on your right.  Stop
 

Telephone :- 01233 750237
Built during the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509) and set in beautiful countryside the Timber Batts offers everything you would expect from a typical English Pub. Original Oak beams, inglenook fireplaces and a friendly welcome. It now (2005) offers an authentic French menu, so one may wish to sample the guest beers but take your own picnic to eat along the way!