Following a tip off from twin sisters with 5 dogs on Doniford Beach yesterday, this morning we headed for the National Trust area of Staple Plain and the neighbouring Staple Plantation. Here we found broad leaf woodland, bracken-filled combes, lowland heathland and broad tracks leading to the top of Beacon Hill with panoramic views over the Quantock Hills and the Bristol Channel beyond.
A fellow dog walker mourned the loss of the Rhododendron Valley (or Vinny Combe) which was full of rhododendrons until they were all cut down last year. Apparently they poison the soil and were giving diseases to all the native trees, but it would appear that many would have valued the beauty of the flowers over their potential damage. A lot of other trees have also been cut down to prevent the spread of another disease, but it is a mixed blessing as it has exposed some magnificent views. We saw some plump white sheep but none of the red deer that live here.
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