On a recent family walk up to Worcestershire Beacon, the highest point of the Malvern Hills. A strong wind was blowing so we sheltered a little way down from the summit in the lee of some rocks. There we ate our packed lunch as we sat and looked northwards. The extremely dry summer had banished the green of British Isles grass and replaced it with the yellow brown more typical of southern continental Europe. The sunny warmth of the holiday period had brought walkers out in force and they can be seen dotted about the photograph. The view shows North Hill on the right with Table Hill to its left. Green Valley (usually well-named but not on this day) is in the middle distance. The track across the centre of the photograph is Lady Howard de Walden Drive. This is named after a local resident who, in Victorian times, gave £4000 for the construction of footpaths on the Malverns.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Sony DSC-RX100
