Whitcombe Valley in February.
Looking down from the Iron Age ramparts into Whitcombe Valley, Ham Hill Country Park, Somerset.
The medieval village of Whitcombe was sited in the valley with houses each side of a road, that ran down to the pond in this photograph. The village became deserted due to social and agricultural changes over the years.
A stream flowed out of the pond but was piped underground when the land was part of a farm.
In recent years the management of the Country Park has including re-instating the stream, creating a series of small pools, which are visible in this picture due to the heavy winter rainfalls this winter.
Whitcombe Valley in February.
Looking down from the Iron Age ramparts into Whitcombe Valley, Ham Hill Country Park, Somerset.
The medieval village of Whitcombe was sited in the valley with houses each side of a road, that ran down to the pond in this photograph. The village became deserted due to social and agricultural changes over the years.
A stream flowed out of the pond but was piped underground when the land was part of a farm.
In recent years the management of the Country Park has including re-instating the stream, creating a series of small pools, which are visible in this picture due to the heavy winter rainfalls this winter.