One of the opportunities of winter is the reduction in tree cover

The woodland floor becomes airy and light. New vistas are opened up. Climbing up the steep path from the River Leven through Bleach Mill Intake my interest was piqued by a stack of dressed stones in the defile below. Although I don’t think the stones are in their original position they are evidence of the bleach mill that once occupied this spot prior to it being destroyed in 1840 when heavy…