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16th Apr 2023  11:43  by meltdiceburg

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Happened to notice the trig on the map whilst having a walk in the area so detoured from the path through the wood and found the trig toward the corner. With Alma Aurea.

Greenmoor Hill Trig ©meltdiceburg
meltdiceburg @ Greenmoor Hill Trig ©meltdiceburg

24th Feb 2023  15:22  by slateloose

Gridref: SU 64600 81300   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked oat roadside north of trig. Looking out for the metal gate with a letterbox fixed to it and a track opposite houses. Red brick building on waste ground to your left, go over gate towards comms mast the trig point is on the right before the track opens out.

2nd Feb 2023  11:44  by MylesM

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bus from Reading to Woodcote then a gentle stroll round the village to find this rather obscure pillar lurking in the woods. As others have mentioned not the easiest find and not for the first time I walked past it. The trick here as I later discovered is to locate the tumbledown brick building which is in an area of wasteland that looks as though it is about to be redeveloped. Someone has cut a hole in the chain link fence (not me!) that runs down the reservoir track. Squeeze through that and the pillar is more or less opposite. A very mossy one - difficult to pick out as it is well camouflaged and would be even more so in summer.

Greenmoor Hill Tucked away in the woods and surrounded by ivy
Greenmoor Hill Track to reservoir just discernible in the background

8th Oct 2022  14:07  by boblynoriho

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Greenmoor Hill pillar ©boblynoriho

15th Nov 2021  12:06  by JoeNTMY

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

In the woodlands en-route to the reservoir. Covered in moss, which gives it a nice look.

©JoeNTMY

15th Jun 2021  11:00  by Angela Thomas

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A bit tucked away but by reading previous comments about this trig being opposite dilapidated building, managed to find amongst undergrowth. Not easy to spot this time of year as moss covering acts as a good camouflage. Spider intact.

Pillar ©Angela Thomas
Flush Bracket ©Angela Thomas
Spider ©Angela Thomas

7th Oct 2020  16:00  by Geo-Myck

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I visited today and found the Pillar without problem. The area was fairly overgrown but easy enough to get to the pillar.

Pillar
Pillar and GPSr
Flush Bracket and GPSr

14th Dec 2019  13:24  by GrowlerOutdoor

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 3/10

Found on an 8-Trig bagging expedition of the Western Chilterns with Piggy

Pig on Trig ©GrowlerOutdoor

22nd May 2019  15:54  by TrigJS

Gridref: SU 64671 81317   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar is hidden in the woods and covered with moss.

TP3499 The flush bracket.
TP3499 The spider.
TP3499 The pillar.

5th Jan 2019  15:45  by andyrandom

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

I used to go to school in Woodcote, and in all those years, I never knew it had a pillar. To be fair, you could probably live opposite this one and not know it existed. Bit of a bugger to get to, buried in a patch of woodland next to a reservoir. Trig is covered in moss and surrounded by other concrete blocks, which makes accessing it a bit of a scramble... if you can find it in the first place. Best accessed from the pathway at the junction rather than the gate to the reservoir, but you'll need to hack your way through the undergrowth once you leave the beaten track. Requires forward planning, gardening, thick sturdy clothes, and a winter visit. After Blackbushe, my least favourite pillar so far (out of 64 at time of writing).

5th Jan 2019  15:35  by 1473

Gridref: SU 64680 81382   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

17th Feb 2018  12:15  by Wubbleyew

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Was helped to find this one by a woodman working nearby. He was aware of its existence, and led me straight to it. As we conversed, he became more interested and even slightly excited by the historic piece of concrete before us, and he expressed a determination to tidy up the area surrounding the trig 'within the next few days'. This was his tenth consecutive day of working, but he wanted to help preserve this pillar's historic importance. How uplifting all this was! Cap in place & one s/h open. After, I went for a short walk in the Common Wood to find snowdrop heaven; it really felt as though the long winter was passing at last. And finally football heaven: STFC 3-2 PVFC.

10th Jun 2016  11:51  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Rather a lot of work to get to this "easy" Pillar. It is easy to find but is rather over grown and quite a lot of brambles to scratch you when fighting to get to it. Be careful of a gap between two lumps of concrete that my leg went between. This Pillar its self is in good order. Left 5p coin on top.

You will find it hard to see it from the track

17th Aug 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SU 64675 81320   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th May 2015  15:20  by 21qazxsw

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in the layby to the W, then took the gated lane opposite 3, 4 Nightgales that leads to the phone mast. Trig was opposite the derelict red brick building, well buried in dense under / overgrowth. Did a lot of gardening to clear the area and scraped all the moss & lichen off the trig. Once uncovered, trig was found to be in very good condition, original metal cap, front sighthole open, all other sightholes closed. There was a lot of concrete bases in the surrounding area, they looked like old foundations of a building. I left a 2p coin in the front sighthole for the next visitor to find.

15th Mar 2015  14:00  by ocean soul

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In small wood close to road ..

24th Feb 2015  17:15  by g4wsb

Gridref: SU 64673 81317   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Passing pub on left second track to metal gate' walk to oppisite red building left TP RIGHT.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

22nd Jan 2015  16:21  by vegibagger

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

very discrete and well camouflaged with moss. just to the right, west of the gated road running down to the mast. sitting on a concrete area but in a slight hollow so only three quarter height is initially seen.

top ©vegibagger
s6168 ©vegibagger
fb ©vegibagger
Ariel ©vegibagger

25th Jul 2014  11:45  by Nekyram

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Nov 2013  11:03  by jonglew

Gridref: SU 64677 81324   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

In scrubby dense undergrowth close to road - not easy to spot even when close to it. Covered in ivy, it was in need of attention. Pillar found to be in good condition when uncovered; original cap, deeply indented lettering; all sight holes sealed, front plug degrading. No views. Plenty of concrete bases beneath undergrowth, possibly foundations for the GEC masts that were used by the OS as intersected stns.

Pillar - Before Gardening TP3499©jonglew
Pillar - After Gardening TP3499©jonglew
Spider TP3499©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP3499©jonglew

3rd Nov 2013  15:11  by jightymoe

Gridref: SU 64701 81287   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

No GPS by base so reading taken from nearby path. Covered in plant growth and would be difficult to find if you didn't know it was there.

31st Jul 2012  18:00  by Griefmiester

Gridref: SU 64679 81316   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Agreed - this is one of those that looks so simple on the map, not so! I parked in the close to the North and past the gate that leads to the aerial, Pillar is located about 50m along the path on the right about 10m back, very well camouflaged - all appears to be in good condition, no views.

GPS Data
Pillar & FB

6th Apr 2012  15:44  by blackboot29

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In undergrowth covered in moss and ivy but easy to spot if you head for the mast. Original plug

9th Jul 2011  15:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SU 64671 81313   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very hard to find on right but above concrete upstand and same colour as trees

30th Jan 2010  14:05  by bluebeard

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

24th Sep 2009  13:16  by jochta

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Very easy to find less than 50m past the metal gate to the track to the mast. On the right and deep in undergrowth. No views whatsoever. Plug intact.

Pillar and FB
Top of pillar Showing intact plug.

13th Jul 2009  15:50  by asbown

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Only really in the area doing county/ua tops, finished early so just picking up trigs from the map without grid ref or having read previous logs,made a bog up of this 1 looking the other side of track before spotting it as I was about to give up.

17th May 2009  15:46  by ay_gee

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found while visiting geocache GC1KV9W

27th Feb 2009  14:33  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

4th Apr 2008  12:00  by turtle140

Gridref: SU 64674 81316   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

14th Dec 2007  01:35  by Trigger

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

31st Oct 2007  10:00  by lackofluke

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20th Oct 2007  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

S6168
S6168
S6168

28th Mar 2007  18:20  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Hidden site no views access track up to aireals the easiest route

24th Mar 2007  15:21  by dpeberdy

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The surrounding open access area (Greenmoor Pools) is being looked after and feels as if it is improving rapidly. Mudy underfoot today but a search for the trig tied in with a lovely little 10 min walk. As others have said (and I wish I had seen it first) the pillar is just to the right of the track to the masts as you approach them, but it is getting pretty well camouflaged. Me, Mum. 184m

Camera balanced on a tree branch! Mum and I do find the pillar.... see it?©dpeberdy

27th Dec 2006  13:03  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SU 64670 81310   FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In a small woodland that appears to be public.Access is easiest by following the road to the aerials.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

12th Mar 2006  14:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The area where the trig is (scrubby woodland and grotty pond) seems to be used by the locals as a recreational area so access is no problem. Park at the pub and go up the track opposite Nightingale cottages and it's on your right. Nice covering of moss. Plug with heavily indented lettering.

7th Jan 2006  16:20  by dal

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Still overgrown and moss covered. At this time of year straightforward to spot from the track leading to aerial, even though dusk was starting to close in on a very grey day,

24th Dec 2004  14:20  by rad

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Very difficult to find! Go past gate to Aerial and it's in the undergrowth on the right after 20-30 yards. Delightfully covered in moss just to make that quick dash a bit more racy!

26th Feb 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap deep letters, just S of N-S track

8th Feb 2004  21:35  by The White Family

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Logged as part of the Thames Valley Trigpoint Trail Geocache (GCC3C8).

13th Jul 2003  16:19  by wellermj

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Another point used in a multi cache but fun finding it.

9th Jul 2003  18:30  by numungbah

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Was in overgrown bushes, covered in green moss too, looked cool and mysterious though !

13th Mar 1983  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S6168  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Moss covered pillar in thicket on Greenmoor Hill, Woodcote. A robin on tree branch above pillar watching mating frogs beside FB.