The Widcombe Association has recently produced a leaflet entitled ‘Six Walks in Southern Bath’. These walks are centred on the historic parishes of Widcombe and Lyncombe. The leaflet can be downloaded from the following site:
https://www.widcombeassociation.org.uk/resources/six-walks-in-southern-bath-
Detailed directions for each of the walks, together with maps, photographs and other additional information, can be found using the links from this site. The six walks comprise:
- Walk 1, Beechen Cliff Circuit (1.3 miles)
- Walk 2, Best of Widcombe Views (3.7 miles)
- Walk 3, Lyncombe Vale Circuit (2.7 miles)
- Walk 4, Historic Widcombe (3.4 miles)
- Walk 5, Tunnels and Valleys (3.8 miles)
- Walk 6, Smallcombe Wood (2 miles)
Three of the walks (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) include or are close to Lyncombe Hill Fields (‘E’ in the Overview map from the leaflet, below), while walks 4 and 5 include Lyncombe Hill. The walks may be linked together in order to form longer walks, demonstrating the wonderful network of footpaths to be explored on these beautiful Southern slopes of the City.
Bath Urban Treescape – Tree Trail J
Lyncombe Hill Fields is also featured in a new Tree Trail, formulated by the Bath Urban Treescape who comprise a small team of dedicated volunteer tree enthusiasts. Supported by Bathscape and other organisations, they have devised 15 walks in and around Bath, all of which feature exceptional trees.
Trail J, entitled ‘Beechen Cliff Clamber’ starts and ends in Widcombe Parade and climbs via Beechen Cliff, Alexandra Park and Lyncombe Hill Fields. Yes, you may say that you know all of these local paths, but the trail highlights 19 trees or groups of trees. The ones in our own Fields comprise a Field Maple, a Wych Elm and Tiny Forest no. 1. We have attached small numbered discs to this Field Maple (Tree 16) and the Wych Elm (Tree 17).
It is worth logging onto their website for details of this and the other local Tree Trails https://www.bathurbantreescape.com/ .
A pdf map of Trail J and a description of the highlighted trees can be found at https://www.bathurbantreescape.com/paper-maps/Bath%20Urban%20Treescape%20-%20Trail%20J%20Beechen%20Cliff%20Clamber%20-%20A3.pdf .
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