Weacombne Hike to Bicknoller, Part IV, 'The Descent of Weacombe Combe'
Channel: semw52
Date: 23/10/2022

Gorgeous views from Bicknoller Post and  greeted by powerful gnarled trees who grace the humps and bumps, where many a person has sat taking shelter form the Summer heat, or having a picnic. Blessed with beautiful views and peace with the old trees strong and weathered by the wind witnesses to many hikers here and possibly our wonderful poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge....A place to sit and rest, meet up with others---a junction point......I  have often seen map readers  concentrating with their compasses  or Satnav  here...........Views over to Minehead Bay and North Hill and Dunkery Beacon.....
Just a few  walkers with their dogs on their own hikes today who smile and say 'Hi'---It has been a couple of years  since I have wandered down the Weacombe Combe and its well worth it  all year around----today  I observe mushrooms and toadstools----a little family of bright red toadstools nestled in the bracken --bright jewels....a brief visit  by this little family of toadstools before they vanish for another year...As I walk the wind disappears, the bracken once tall and green now shortened and amber brown---no adders out---Adders are an endangered species and are disappearing at an alarming rate. The' babbling brook' accompanies me downhill playing its gentle music as we go along--often hidden by the bracken as it winds its way downhill---Yes I have looked forward to walking here for its beauty and peace---a place to observe, reflect and enjoy...