Ratchet Hill
Lonely prow
Lonely prow
On the other side of this wall masses of heather and bright green, spring turf cover slopes leading to a characteristic, Charnwood Forest rocky outcrop, partially screened by silver birches and other young trees.
There is not much scope in Leicestershire, but in Charnwood Forest are numerous outcrops of pre-Cambrian volcanic material which would be excellent if it were not for their diminutive size. The rock is hard and sound and resembles that found on parts of Glyder Fawr, but it is said that none of these little crags exceeds a few fathoms in height or a dozen or two yards in linear extent.