Stockhill Wood
Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0486
Stockhill Woods
Walking in woodland is a great way to get some fresh air during the lockdown. Stockhill has loads of footpaths. Some are wide, firm and level while other are more challenging and muddy.
But for many these woods are the perfect place for building a hide out.
Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_8896
High up in the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, the wood was covered in fog.
Autumn in Stockhill Wood – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID 823_5316
Despite the fog they are a great place to see autumn colours.
Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_8909
The wood is owned by the forestry commission, and much of it is covered in dark thick plantations of conifers. But my favourite are the old beach trees.
Some form lines alongside the dry stone wall boundaries to the wood.
Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_8904
Others form wide muddy glades.
Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_8908
Away from the mud they are a great place for a family walk.
Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_8931
And Finally…
On returning to the car park the sun came out!
Stockhill Wood – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_0552
More information
https://www.forestryengland.uk/stockhill-wood/walking-stockhill-wood
