| Holnicote Estate covers about 20 square miles. The greater part of the Estate was given to The National Trust in 1944 by sir Richard Dyke Acland, whose family held it for 200 years The first Acland at Holnicote was Sir Thomas (7th Baronet), who was Master of Staghounds. Webber's Post is thought to be named after a local hunting man who favoured this spot for viewing the hounds hunting in the woodland below.
Wood sculpture, Webbers Post
The ground beneath the nearby Scots pines is often studded during the autumn with fungi, particularly .the scarlet and white caps of the poisonous Fly Agaric.
Fly Agaric Fungus
Webbers Post Easy Access Trail
Wood sculpture, Webbers Post
Wood sculpture, Webbers Post
Wood sculpture, Webbers Post
Wooden Hand Sculpture at Webbers Post
Sculpture at Webbers Post
Sculpture at Webbers Post
Webbers Post Car Park
Webbers Post was named after a huntsman and once a meeting point for staghounds, Webber's Post is now a popular car park and viewpoint. There are views over Horner Woods to Cloutsham and Dunkery. The National Trust has provided a wheelchair trail through self-seeded pine trees on the ridge alongside the East Water valley.
OS Grid Reference: SS9043 |
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