Cheddar To AONB & Return Via Long Wood, Part VI,'Skirting AONB and Into Pastures 'by Sheila, Sept 29
Channel: semw52
Date: 2020-10-04

Upwards and onwards towards the top of the AONB on the Mendip Hills, skirting the area and bordering close to arable farmland and  pastures.The heather and the gorse  live  close together  in this  exposed landscape where the ponies and cattle roam  freely and surrounded by lush vegetation...Hikers, mountain bikers wander in peace here  experiencing breath-taking scenery all around----The wireless masts stand tall at the station on the hill and are mentioned as reference points in many of my videos---I would have wandered towards them along a muddy track if I was going back via Velvet Bottom but I choose Long Wood...I do not visit the Trig.Point either on this day at Beacon Batch standing at 325 feet above sea-level---nor the  hidden ancient burial  mounds around this point  which line the  main route across the top to Rowberrow Warren---this I will do on one of my other  hikes  if possible....
I negotiate a gate into the  pastures and fields where a stream emerges deep in the hill which makes its way down to Long Wood--periodically going underground and then  re-emerging as the water carves its way  to Cheddar  where it will meet the Rivers Yeo and Axe.....pot holes, swallets and caves have been sculptured out of the limestone by this precious Spring water--huge underground caverns lie beneath the ground I tread......2 more videos to follow folks of this  lovely walk at the end of September 2020---Autumn has definitely arrived so the warmer clothes  will be  found in preparation for many more walks--adventures and explorations.....