Druid's Grove
Gawton's well is a natural spring feeding the upper River Trent. It fills this medieval basin in a walled off area of woodland containing a stand of Yew Trees called Druid's Grove. The poisonous nature of the Yew has caused the ground around the well to become sterile in comparisson with the green woods outside the dry-stone walled enclosure. This makes for a very eerie place indeed. The well is named after a hermit who lived nearby and possibly used the waters of the well for healing purposes.
Greenway Bank, Staffordshire, UK
Druid's Grove
Gawton's well is a natural spring feeding the upper River Trent. It fills this medieval basin in a walled off area of woodland containing a stand of Yew Trees called Druid's Grove. The poisonous nature of the Yew has caused the ground around the well to become sterile in comparisson with the green woods outside the dry-stone walled enclosure. This makes for a very eerie place indeed. The well is named after a hermit who lived nearby and possibly used the waters of the well for healing purposes.
Greenway Bank, Staffordshire, UK