Orchard on Bulwarks Lane Fairy laneįairy lane leads into an open field with views of the Tor.
The cosy green hollow is lined by hawthorn, elder, hazel, blackthorn, old field maples, spindle, and a magnificent split ash on the left. The entrance is marked by a stunning view of the Tor and a perfect photo opportunity. Pressing on, we pass through the kissing gate in the top corner of the coombe, heading on towards fairy lane. Towards the end of the steep incline an old sycamore, on the right, has started to consume the fence post placed at its feet, she faces the spiralling branches of two venerable oaks perched on the steep bank below.Īt the top of Bushy Coombe, across the grass, lives Grandmother Lime, a much visited and venerated tree, she welcomes visitors by laying down a bough allowing us to climb up inside her and is surrounded by a mini woodland. Through the gate, following the footpath, one encounters a host of trees forming a towering hedgerow on the right. “Dod Lane follows the energy line of St Mary, past the Shekinashram, up onto Bushy Coombe and Chalice Hill. The Dod Lane to the Tor Tree Walk by Matt Witt Matt is a congenial and friendly guide, with great arboricultural knowledge, he gives space and time for quiet moments with the trees and will even sing you a song!įor more information please see Matt’s website To The Trees or join his To The Trees Facebook Group. In fact, Matt Witt could very literally be your guide, as he organizes regular Tree Walks around the local area, or you could hire him to take you on a personalized tour.
The walk takes in some particularly lovely trees, now much as I like trees I’m not so great at identifying them, so I asked my friend Matt Witt to be your guide. Assuming you don’t stop (which would be a bit silly!) the whole walk would take about 40 minutes, but if you take in all the attractions it could keep you happily entertained for the best part of a day. It takes in Bushy Coombe (the site of the May Pole celebration on the first of May each year), the White Spring, Chalice Well, the Rifleman’s Arms and the Rural Life Museum. There’s a beautiful country walk from Dod Lane, just a couple of minutes from the top of Glastonbury High Street to the Tor and back.
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