Spring in Witcombe Valley.
Looking down from the Iron Age ramparts into Witcombe Valley. This is part of Ham Hill Country Park, an area owned by South Somerset District Council and open to the public. The whole area is managed to encourage wild flowers, birds and animals. The valley is also being used for grazing sheep and cattle. In medieval times the village of Witcombe was inhabited and farmed by tenants, with allocations of 10acres of land. The village declined, probably due to the large scale farming of sheep by the owners, and the only traces are the raised areas where houses once surrounded a village pond.
Spring in Witcombe Valley.
Looking down from the Iron Age ramparts into Witcombe Valley. This is part of Ham Hill Country Park, an area owned by South Somerset District Council and open to the public. The whole area is managed to encourage wild flowers, birds and animals. The valley is also being used for grazing sheep and cattle. In medieval times the village of Witcombe was inhabited and farmed by tenants, with allocations of 10acres of land. The village declined, probably due to the large scale farming of sheep by the owners, and the only traces are the raised areas where houses once surrounded a village pond.