Highland Meander

The majority of Highland Water escaped Victorian alteration retaining it's beautiful deep cut natural meanders. Between Roman Bridge and Queen's Bower the stream forms the boundary between Brinken Wood and Great Huntley Bank and later between Brinken Wood and Camel Green, it's all relatively open ancient/veteran deciduous woodland, and the riverside walking here is the finest of it's kind in the forest. Throughout the lofty canopies of huge beech who've come down to the river to drink set dappled light dancing over the banks and murmuring flow. It's a place to breath nature in deeply.

Highland Water

Above Roman Bridge Highland Water flows between a lower wetland area and higher dry ground, here sections of the bank are unusually high, for forest standards anyway. These higher banks abutting the stream create a perfect environment for one of the forests more elusive inhabitants, the Kingfisher. I didn't see any sign today, though when you do, the slightest glimpse or flash of the Kingfishers electric blue plumage, set your heart racing and spirits flying, even the chance of a sighting adds excitement to a walk.