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Ant hills in a field of rough grazing with Ragged Stone Hill in the background.
©Philip Halling
A much loved retirement bungalow. Now up for sale and probably due to be demolished. Watch this space for 'the development'.
©Jerry Fryman
A picturesque lodge at the entrance to the Bromesberrow Estate at Hollybush.
©Philip Halling
A picturesque thatched lodge to the Bromesberrow Estate at Hollybush.
©Philip Halling
Looking north-east at the public footpath entrance. The two gates are hitched to part of an old high-voltage telegraph post, complete with its 'danger' sign.
©Trevor Rickard
View west to Ragged Stone Hill. One of the best sites I know for ant hills - see [[733266]].
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.1km<br/>Pretty thatched cottage at the estate entrance. Hollybush Hill to the right.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.1km<br/>Thatched gatehouse at the entrance to the Bromesberrow Estate. This is an example of 19th century 'cottage ornee' architecture. It is constructed of Malvern stone, probably from nearby Hollybush Quarry.
©Trevor Rickard
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©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.1km<br/>View north-west to Hollybush Hill from the public footpath. Several small grazing fields around here, untouched by modern agriculture.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.1km<br/>View across the broad Severn valley towards the Cotswolds from Ragged Stone Hill.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.2km<br/>View north-west from the public footpath towards Hollybush Hill.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.2km<br/>Many of the undisturbed fields and areas of common around here are studded with the anthills of the Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus). This small, brownish-yellow ant nests underground but creates domes of soil above ground as temperature and humidity regulating structures. The nest can extend up to a metre below the ground. The workers are nocturnal and not often seen unless a stone over a nest is disturbed. They forage among the grass and cultivate aphids underground on the roots of plants to feed on the aphid secretions.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.2km<br/>The Bromesberrow Estate own large tracts of land around Hollybush Hill and Chase End Hill. This track is the entrance to a fine estate walk which skirts Chase End. We just caught the edge of the heavy thunderstorm hanging over the Cotswolds ahead.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.2km<br/>This footpath through the wood on the eastern slopes of Ragged Stone Hill is followed by the Three Choirs Way long distance path.
©Philip Halling

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