Churchill to Cheddar Hike, PART V, 'The Black Down Hills' by Sheila, July 17th 2017
Channel: semw52
Date: 2017-07-19

I pass thru a wooden gate  and the Black Down Hills emerge--I look for my selected route thru 6 foot ferns and soon  a great image  of Burrington Combe appears--magnificent geology magnified by my camera. I am now progresses across the AONB following a small track lined with ferns----last year the ferns were harvested and baled---I am not sure if this is an annual  harvesting practice but when the ferns are removed the landscape also changes dramatically---the improved views are amazing and you do not have to follow a defined track exactly. But at the moment the ferns are still busy growing upwards and provide a habitat for many creatures including snakes