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This un-named hill overlooks the Doone Valley in Exmoor. It lies between the villages of Malmsmeade and Oare and is seen here lit by the early morning sun in autumn.
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This un-named hill overlooks the Doone Valley in Exmoor. It lies between the villages of Malmsmeade and Oare and is seen here lit by the early morning sun in autumn.
This un-named hill overlooks the Doone Valley in Exmoor. It lies between the villages of Malmsmeade and Oare and is seen here lit by the early morning sun in autumn.
This image was taken from Bossington Hill and shows flowering heather and gorse in the foreground. In the middle distance are the woods of Allerford Plantation and beyond them the Vale of Porlock. On the skyline are Whitstone Post and Porlock Common.
Shillett Combe is a wooded valley in Exmoor not far from Porlock. In this view the bracken has gained it's autumn colour whilst the summer heather is still in flower. This image was taken on a sunny afternoon in late summer / early autumn.
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The viewpoint for this image was Crawter Hill in Exmoor. It looks over the Vale of Porlock to the hilly ridge joining North Hill and Bossington Hill. The tiny village of Selworthy and it's bright white church can just be seen at the foot of the hill. the image was taken on a sunny morning in autumn.
Selworthy is a tiny, picturesque hamlet in a secluded location on a thickly wooded hillside in the Vale of Porlock, West Somerset. The prominent white church can be seen from some distance away.
The Whitstones sit amidst the moorland heather nar the top of Porlock Hill and in legend are said to have been thrown in a contest between the Devil and a giant. This image was taken shortly after sunrise in summer when the moorland heather is in flower.
Selworthy is a tiny, picturesque hamlet in a secluded location on a thickly wooded hillside in the Vale of Porlock, West Somerset. The prominent white church can be seen from some distance away.
exmoor, somerset, landscape, countryside, Horner Woods, Webbers Post, trees, woods, woodland, autumn colour, hills, valleys, grass, fields, farmland, pasture, hedges, blue sky, clouds, shadows, sunlit, low sun, autumn, morning
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The trees of Horner Woods in Exmoor drape the sides of the valley that is home to Horner Water and the tiny hamlet of Horner. This image of the woodland was taken early in the morning in autumn from Webbers Post, a popular viewpoint and picnic area near Dunkery Hill.
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The trees of Horner Woods in Exmoor drape the sides of the valley that is home to Horner Water and the tiny hamlet of Horner. This image of the woodland was taken early in the morning in autumn from Webbers Post, a popular viewpoint and picnic area near Dunkery Hill.
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This image was taken from Bossington Hill on Exmoor. In the foreground are flowering heather and gorse. In the middle distance are the woods of Allerford plantation with a glimpse of Porlock Bay to the right. On the skyline are Crawter Hill and porlock Common.
This image was taken from Bossington Hill and shows flowering heather and gorse in the foreground. In the middle distance are the woods of Allerford Plantation with a glimpse of Porlock Bay and the Vale of Porlock beyond. On the skyline are Crawter Hill and Porlock Common.
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Porlock Vale is a valley that lies between the North Hill / Bossington Hill ridge and the range of hills surrounding Dunkery Hill. At it's inland end it is wide and shallow, while at the coastal end it is narrower a more steeply sided. It meets the coast a Porlock Bay - one of the few accessible areas of coastline on the Exmoor coast.
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Seven Beech trees stand in line on a hill near the village of Horner on Exmoor. Three of them are seen here covered in thick frost on a winter's morning.
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This image was taken shortly after sunrise on Christmas Day ! the location is near County Gate, the border between Somerset and Devon. Food had just been put down for the sheep who were heading in procession towards it.
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This view of Porlock Vale was taken from the slopes of Crawter Hill in Exmoor and looks across the vallet to the tiny hamlet of Selworthy and it's prominent white church on the hillside. Above the church are Selworthy nwoods and the hilly ridge that links North hill to Bossington Hill.
This image was taken from the top of Bossington Hill on Exmoor. It looks down on Porlock Bay with it's shingle ridge tht protects the marshland beyond, although on this occasion high tides and storms have caused the sea to breach the ridge. In the foreground are flowering heather and gorse, whilst beyond the bay is the settlement of Porlock Weir. Rising behind is the bulk of Culbone Hill.
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The Whitstones sit amidst the moorland heather near the top of Porlock Hill. According to legend they were thrown in a contest between the Devil and a giant. This image was taken shortly after sunrise in late summer when the moorland heather is in flower.
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The trees of Horner Woods in Exmoor drape the sides of the valley that is home to Horner Water and the tiny hamlet of Horner. This image of the woodland was taken early in the morning in autumn from Webbers Post, a popular viewpoint and picnic area near Dunkery Hill.
The Weir Valley in in the heart of Doone Country in Exmoor. It is a quiet valley and home to Robber's Bridge and the river Weir. This image was taken from a hillside above the valley on a sunny autumn afternoon.
Horner wood is and expanse of woodland covering the hillsides above the village of Horner in Exmoor. Both are a short distance from Dunkery hill - the summit of which is the highest point on Exmoor.
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Landacre Bridge spans the River Barle as it flows past Withypool Common on Exmoor. It is not far from the village of Withypool. This image was taken shortly after sunrise in summer.
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This image was taken shortly after sunrise on Christmas Day ! the location is near County Gate, the border between Somerset and Devon. Food had just been put down for the sheep who were heading in procession towards it.
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Landacre Bridge spans the River Barle on Exmoor as it flows past Withypool Common. It is not far from the village of Withypool. This image was taken shortly after sunrise in summer
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Landacre Bridge spans the River Barle as it flows past Withypool Common on Exmoor. It is not far from the village of Withypool. This image was taken shortly after sunrise in summer.
This image was taken on Christmas Day morning not long after sunrise, near County Gate on Exmoor. County Gate marks the boundary between Somerset and Devon. Food had been left out and these sheep were slowly walking in a line towards it.
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This is the lane that walkers follow to reach the heart of Doone Valley. It starts near the village of Malmsmeade and runs paralle;l to Badgworthy Water to Cloud Farm, from where a footbridge crosses the river and follows the opposite bank upstream into the valley head.
Heddon Valley is steep sided and thickly wooded. It is home to the River Heddon which flows due north towards the coast at Heddon's Mouth. This image was taken during the morning in early autumn.
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Landacre Bridge spans the River Barle as it flows past Withypool Common on Exmoor. It is not far from the village of Withypool. This image was taken shortly after sunrise in summer