Beech Clump 2
Following our route on the map to the left of Beech Clump was the major part of this walk. Eventually returning to the little wood and from there to the convenient car park at Whitesheet Hill's westerly base; the whole trail being about 2.25 miles in total. This initially takes us partially into The Drove. Let's start from where we left off beside the monument at Beech Clump's centre. . .Dakota Tragedy →
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John Potts 07-09-12 (this author/date applies to all relevant photos below)
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looking back at the monument. . .
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. . .and on along the trail to Beech Clump's other side
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quick glance at the clump's edge, southeast to Wood Farm. . .
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. . .then onto the track and another look back
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one last gaze back before entering The Drove's green tunnel just ahead
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into the green tunnel
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along The Drove a little way. . .
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. . .we come to a sturdy stile by the side of a field gate (dogs will need to jump)
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beyond is another field gate and to the right a walker's gate
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walker's gate to the next section (there's also a stile further along. . .
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the other entrance is a stile
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into the field and looking back
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occupants!
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leader of the pack!
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after a close shave safety ahead. . .
go here for the shocking details
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beyond the field gate and stile the path continues (minus cattle) - Long Knoll in distance
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quite a complex gate array - see Little Knoll centre horizon
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smaller field gate with stile on left next to official path notice
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bye then.
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along a bit and to the left a pleasant field of round bales. . .
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. . .beside which and ahead is our egress to the next section of this long stretch
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looking back along the long stretch, Beech Clump upper left - two gates from them bovines
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looking south easterly beyond drying barley straw Beech Clump ("green tunnel" to right)
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panning east to Whitesheet Hill
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the hedge upper-left leads to the car park along Whitesheet Lane
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on Whitesheet Lane side of the field gate way out, but there's another. . .
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. . .nearby option
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view of Shavemead house
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nice view of the clump and the route where we're taking back after leaving the lane
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hedged in along Whitesheet Lane
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Shavemead again, from Whitesheet lane
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nice view of Long Knoll from the lane
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field entrance to right, nice view (next pic) to left
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an old field gate opposite (not a way back)
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next left, a little way up the lane, is our way back to the Beech Clump
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up we go. . .
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. . .nearly there
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and here we are
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the other side of the unusual circular field in sight
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hanging a right at gate we come to another and then it's up to the clump - looking back
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taking a shortcut through a hedge, now back at The Drove westerly of our little wood
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into the clump
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to the monument
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past the monument and looking back
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the last leg back to the car park
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first/last "barrier" (recently renewed - see that piece of the old gate that was kept?)
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