Cam Valley, Camerton Nature Reserve and Tunley Hill Fort

An opportunity to discover the industrial heritage of the area whilst enjoying the natural landscape. From the Conygre Hall, the route passes established houses in the village built when Timsbury was a hive of mining activity. Once into the fields the views open up as far as the Harptree escarpment. A descent into the Cam Valley finds you at the once busy Somersetshire Coal Canal; now a haven for nature. Expect to see swans, ducks, coots, and moorhens. Along the old tow path to Radford look out for green woodpeckers and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of an established and popular camp site. Continue along the route of The Limestone link to Camerton's nature reserve, once a blackened coal heap, now heavily wooded. Leaving the history of coal mining behind delve into the world of farming whilst walking at your own pace uphill to the top of Tunley Hill where once a Roman hill fort was situated to take advantage of the vast panorama. Return to Timsbury again passing old village cottages.