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A along the sequence of water meadows that accompany the Beck upstream
to the Minster and beyond. They are usually grazed out by our herd
of naturally polled British White cattle (above)
- a rare historic breed once typical of parks and monasteries -
as well Simmental cows.
There are a number of veteran trees along the Beck, notably oaks
and pollarded hornbeams (above) which
may be up to 500 years old. These were once a common feature of
the 'wood pasture' of a medieval deer park. If you would prefer
to avoid the cows - perhaps if you have a dog - an alternative to
Route A runs parrallel behind a hedge, skirting the new Minster
Wood (planted in 1999)
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