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What am I looking at? This Landscape Lens posts captures the growth of young trees planted in the National Trust’s Moorats Mark. From this vantage point you can look out over the historic Dedham Vale landscape.
What lives here The River Stour is a hub for fish life, hosting rare species such as bullheads and smelt, that live alongside common river-dwellers like roach, bream and pike. Sea trout are also known to migrate along the Stour to feed and grow before returning to their breeding grounds as far away as Scotland between November and January.
Looking back… Less than a kilometer to the north-west of this post is Gun Hill, the site at which famed local painter, John Constable, produced his seminal painting, ‘The Vale of Dedham’ in 1828.
The distant view of the River Stour from Gun Hill from the valley hills around Dedham was one of Constable’s favourite subjects. Numerous versions of the view are now proudly exhibited in galleries across the country such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and Scottish National Museum.
Walks and more This path is part of a 6.4km circular walk through the quintessential Dedham Vale villages of Dedham, Stratford St Mary and Dedham. This route is marked purple on our Constable Country Walking Guide, where you can also find longer and shorter routes to suit every ability.