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Beacon Hill Wood

Red tailed bee stumbling around on an old tree stump covered in dew drops in the woodland

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About this wood

Steep climbs, stunning scenery… and secret agents all form part of the unusual mix that makes Beacon Hill Wood a fascinating place to visit and popular with locals. A prominent landscape feature, visible for miles, a clump of large old beech trees at the centre form a distinctive crown on the ridge. The wood is archaeologically important with features dating back to Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman times.

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Your thoughts on this wood

"The thrill for me is that a stretch of the Roman Fosse Way, here just a wide path, cuts up through the trees and at the wood's northern boundary crosses a much older road which has run along the ridge since Neolithic times. What has this crossroads seen?"

Vaughan Ives, 27 February 2012

Beacon Hill Wood

Size:

17.22 ha (42.55 acres)

Near:

Shepton Mallet, Somerset

Grid ref:

ST639459

OS map sheets:

Explorer 142
OS Landranger 183

Features:

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