Chew Valley walk

Another glimpse of this splendid valley in our brief winter's snowy weather. The main lane to the top reservoir is on our left but a side track runs down the valley over the old footbridge on our right. In actual fact, that was part of the temporary rail line that hauled materials from further down the valley to build the top Chew reservoir dam in 1907-12. Not many wild mammals around here but we sometimes sight the odd Arctic Hare and I have heard people say they have seen deer here. There are quite a few birds here though including, almost tame pheasants that are bred for hunting in the adjoining Dovestones area.

Enjoy large.