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Heads Farm Close, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 7DF

You could not tell from this picture that Heads Farm Close is accessed from a narrow gravel track! But it is – it is an offshoot of Heads Lane, which is a little track-like road off Wimborne Road. The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side. This is photo no.183 of a series of 453 in my coronavirus lockdown walking project: See https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/My-2020-Coronavirus-Lockdown-walking-project for the complete set of photos.

This little lane, Heads Lane, forms a public footpath, number O21, from Wimborne Road just behind us and continuing to the left (on a gravelled surface) just behind the hedge. Ahead of us, the little cul-de-sac of houses seems rather urban, with its wider, tarmacked surface and proper pavements, compared with its only approach along this leafy lane. See Image for a view from the continuing Heads Lane around to the left, and Image for the view up here from Wimborne Road.

Looking along the top segment of the gravelled Heads Lane, before it turns right back down to Wimborne Road. Ahead of us, and proceeding just a short distance to the left, runs Heads Farm Close, almost incongruously ordinary as a tarmacked road with proper pavements. See Image for more direct view of the Close. This segment of Heads Lane, and its continuation ahead of us, forms public footpath O21, but this becomes footpath O20 further behind us - see Image

Looking from the once main Wimborne Road (this stretch is now bypassed) up Heads Lane, which goes up the hill and turns left, coming back out on Wimborne Road a little further along (see Image). Heads Lane also forms public footpath O21 at this end, joining up with footpath O20 which starts at the other end. See Image for a view up from a short distance ahead of us.

Looking along Heads Lane in a short, heavy hailstorm. The route forms a public right of way which is numbered O20 to this point from behind us - that route turns left along the alleyway to Headswell Gardens here. Meanwhile the continuing lane is numbered footpath O21. See: Image for the view from behind towards us; Image for the view along the alley, left; and Image for the next view on the lane ahead. Each has links to further photos along the routes.

This is a short gravel road, coming out onto Wimborne Road at both ends. Here, we look at it about halfway along, where it forms public footpath O20 to Headswell Gardens, turning left just by the two black wheelie bins. The continuation of Heads Lane forms a different public footpath, numbered O21. See Image] for the view down to Wimborne Road behind us, and Image] for the next view ahead, with links to further photos in all mentioned directions.

This turning space is more of a truncated T shape than a circle that might be expected. Between the two end bungalows is a footpath: Image

A house at the bottom of Heads Lane and Wimborne Road.

Looking from Image along this public footpath which heads between two bungalows onto Heads Lane. Public footpath O20 turns right at the bottom to continue down to Wimborne Road, while a left turn is also a public footpath, numbered O21, also leading to Wimborne Road. See Image] for a view up the path, whose description contains links to further views in each direction along Heads Lane.

A continuation of the right of way, public footpath O20, seen behind us at Image, it takes the form of a narrow alleyway up to the dead end of Headswell Gardens. See Image for the downward view from the other end.