Tuesday 27th June 2017 Shilley Pool

On a warm, humid day with very little breeze we starting from South Zeal, a place most of us have driven past but never actually been to. Eventually, everyone found the car park. We went into the village and then out on a footpath past this interesting door

Then up, through the 'in' land on to the open moor. There are lots of footpaths in this area all leading to the moor.

South Zeal below.

We didn't go up to Cosden but contoured in a southerly direction to Cosdon Row, a the triple stone row. 

And, then across to....

...one of the boggy areas (Cheriton Combe)  to explore....

...the wild flowers.

Down to cross Blackaton Brook which....

...flows down to Shilley Pool...

...where we stopped for lunch and some had a dip in the water.

The route back took us over Ramsley Hill.

Where there is a brick capped chimney. This marks the site of Ramsley copper mine which operated between 1860 and 1880.

Good to walk in an area we don't get to very often.  With Stella, Mike, John, Terry, Jane and Charlie.