Beacon Hill Wood
Beacon Hill Woods above Shepton Mallet is a Woodland Trust wood and is the best local wood for autumn colour. Its an interesting wood with a long history. It has some bluebells which I will try to find next spring.
Some of the best parts of the wood are just next to the entrance from the car park. I have photographed this stack of rotting logs several times, each time hoping to bring something different to the view. They usually all look very similar.
Beacon Hill – Shepton Mallet
Dropping down the steep bank by the ancient Fosse Way is an area of the wood that is a sea of leaves and gets the first of the sun as it rises over the neighbouring fields.
Autumn Colours – Beacon Hill Woods
In the middle of the wood is a carpet of leaves.
Carpet of Golden Leaves
Autumn Colours – The same stack of logs!
