Logged Visits:

17th Mar 2024  03:59  by Fran41

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

15th Feb 2024  10:34  by matty1971b

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parking available on Oakenshaw Lane, you can see the pillar. Then you just need to bash your way through a lot of bracken

12th Feb 2024  15:47  by Fran42

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

27th Jan 2024  16:15  by Gough1996

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

©Gough1996

11th May 2023  10:55  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Revisit whilst on way to Walton, arrived Wakefield via 07.54 Skipton to Leeds 09.09 Leeds to Nottingham train on day off, alighted Wakefield Kirkgate.

Pillar

2nd May 2023  15:30  by RAB

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked from Wakefield along the River Calder.

10th Apr 2023  14:28  by BasilDowl

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Extremely easy pillar located a few yards from the roadside in an overgrown little patch of access land disected by the road; we parked in the handy layby and quickly hopped through the dead bracken and brambles. The pillar is a bit battered, with some spalling to the top face and a replacement cap. Pillar #84 for my little helper.

Easy access close to the road
The pillar (1)
The pillar (2)
The top of the pillar
The flush bracket

27th Mar 2023  13:30  by Dirtymiller

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Easy enough to get to especially before the big weeds come back again

20th Mar 2023  00:00  by Ronaldo333

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

Heath Common S4097 from GR: SE 35364 19123

19th Mar 2023  14:37  by AndyBingley

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited on benchmark walk.

8th Feb 2023  09:20  by toms

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A quick morning run after the school dropoff to find the pillars at Heath Common, Walton Lane and Chevet Common. Luckily the bracken had died back a little here, so access wasn’t really an issue. The trig point is in great condition and is visible from the main road.

Pillar
Bracket
Spider

10th Dec 2022  20:49  by WanderingSal

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

30th Oct 2022  11:45  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SE 35422 19122   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked on Oakenshaw Lane. Then had to bash my way through a lot of bracken, which was well over head height, to get to the pillar.

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider/Theodolite Mount
Pillar
The Bracken In places, it must have been over 7 foot tall

9th Aug 2022  18:37  by Duncan68

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Had smash our way through the braken to get this one the top is slightly broken

©Duncan68
©Duncan68
©Duncan68

5th Jun 2022  16:00  by gower lad

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In rough patch, under trees. Probably overgrown with fern later in summer.

9th May 2022  11:39  by Foxy

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in lay-by near the busy junction for a very short walk to the pillar. Fortunately most of the undergrowth had died back. The pillar is in good condition albeit the original spider centre has been replaced with a plain disc.

Flush bracket ©Foxy
The spider ©Foxy
The pillar ©Foxy
View from the pillar ©Foxy
Me & the trig ©Foxy

3rd May 2022  18:55  by bluewhitereg

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Got there through the bracken. How low is this one?

27th Feb 2022  17:07  by Steve Pennock

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited prior to a walk from Heath Common. Easily accessed from Oakenshaw Lane

Trig Pillar
Flush Bracket
The Spider

21st Feb 2022  16:19  by MickSan

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

©MickSan
©MickSan

12th Oct 2021  11:31  by coinea

Gridref: SE 35421 19125   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With jonglew and thejackrustles

S4097 Heath Common

12th Oct 2021  11:30  by jonglew

Gridref: SE 35425 19129   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Verge parking on minor road to W. Dense bracken and very eneven ground made the short distance to the trig seems sooo much longer. Centre cap missing, replaced with composite disc; LHD side sight hole open. No views. In all the excitement forgot to photograph the FB... doh!

Pillar TP3703©jonglew
Spider TP3703©jonglew

12th Oct 2021  11:30  by thejackrustles

Gridref: SE 35425 19129   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

With coinea and jonglew. Looked easy on the map but very dense bracken made progress hard. Verge parking on minor road to W. Dense bracken and very eneven ground made the short distance to the trig seems sooo much longer. Centre cap missing, replaced with composite disc; LHD side sight hole open. No views.

Heath Common and it's fern garden ©thejackrustles
Heath Common selfie ©thejackrustles
Heath Common collage ©thejackrustles

24th Sep 2021  10:46  by descarte1

Gridref: SE 35422 19123   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Good condition pillar in the middle of a sea of bracken. Bashed across it from the road. Parking in a layby just off the main road. FB faces north-ish with east-ish sighthole open only. Cap missing with replacement disc present.

9th May 2021  14:00  by Romanaround

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

6th May 2021  11:45  by Ewainman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

©Ewainman

2nd May 2021  14:56  by Barry Parr

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

First one of the day, easy find just a few meters from the busy road. All the Brambles and ferns have died back over winter making it easy to see and get to Plug missing (nowt new there ) could do with a lick of paint

31st Mar 2021  11:33  by COVID Trig Point Challenge

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

31st Mar 2021  11:33  by dharris

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

27th Mar 2021  13:30  by Emily123

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

27th Apr 2020  19:00  by The Trudges

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Trig is fairly good condition and easy to find close to roadside. Good parking in a near by layby or a transport company trailer parking area. Not too bad to reach in April but this could be a bit tricky later in the year when the brambles, bracken ect starts to over grow round it

Trig
Flush Bracket ©The Trudges
Spider with replacement centre cap fitted

31st Mar 2020  17:58  by David Tipton

Gridref: SE 35420 19120   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Easily accessable, short walk across bracken from roadside. Pillar in reasonable, no view from here really.

9th Dec 2019  13:55  by crammy47

Gridref: SE 35422 19128   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

As others have said, in the midst of thick bracken even in December. Whichever way you approach you will be thinking "there must be a better way than this", but there isn't. Good car parking in layby near road junction. Unfortunately spoiled by a litter bin which it appears Wakefield Council last emptied in 1984.

Heath Common Trig Point on a Sunny Day
Anyone awake at Wakefield Council?

30th Sep 2019  17:01  by mjwjones

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 5/10

5th Sep 2019  14:00  by vanburen

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

What a battle to get to this and its less than 100ft from the road. Dense chest high bracken with brambles underneath. Do it in winter/Spring would be much easier.

©vanburen

29th Jun 2019  10:26  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited on bike ride from boat tied at Stanley Ferry. Tried from lay-by first but shoulder high bracken meant I couldn’t see it. Then from main road, through bracken & brambles to pillar.

5th May 2019  16:49  by martin cliff

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

spotted this one from bus

FB plate S4097
top Spider twisted offset

3rd May 2019  13:08  by eon

Gridref: SE 35427 19126   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

(1377) Parked at the little lay-by on Oakenshaw Lane. Pillar very visible and easily reached as bracken etc all low lying. Pillar in good condition - non original plug though. Painted white and certainly stands out amongst all the green and brown. Pillar history: Built on the 27th of June 1947, at a cost of £9 3s 2d. Last maintained by the OS in August of 1985.

Heath Common. ©eon
Pillar. ©eon
FB S4097 ©eon
Top. ©eon

30th Nov 2018  11:45  by bettyb

Gridref: SE 35400 19100   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

5th Nov 2018  15:10  by Andy West

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

6th Aug 2018  11:07  by Thejenkies

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Visited this a few years ago but could not get to it due to ferns etc etc. Today succeeded...although still quite tough. Pillar has been painted and looks in good condition. No views.

Heath Common pillar ©Thejenkies
Heath Common pillar ©Thejenkies
Heath Common pillar FB ©Thejenkies

23rd Jul 2018  12:36  by Pritch227

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

through the bracken!great fun!!!!

©Pritch227

23rd Jul 2018  11:37  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

©WuzzerL

26th Nov 2017  12:30  by cathy trickett

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

hidden geo cache here

geo cache
geo cache

19th Apr 2017  13:53  by Sandgrownun

Gridref: SE 35419 19124   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked Oakenshaw Lane, in lay-by, and straight up to pillar, easy this time of year. Pillar in good nick, plastic cap, fading white paint, one sight hole open, flush bracket seems to be filling up with paint!

Heath Common Pillar
Heath Common Flush bracket
Heath Common Top

9th Apr 2017  13:55  by monkeydestructor

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

YSM432 Heath Common ©monkeydestructor

9th Apr 2017  10:10  by Tonyht

Gridref: SE 35420 19126   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to locate and access now, but the bracken is growing. Visited while on a Durham to Dorset walk on a nice sunny day, spoiled only by the constant stream of traffic on the nearby road. Heath village, just up the hill is worth a look.

5th Jan 2017  00:00  by gs48

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited while walking in the area, parked in the lay by and a steady walk through the wilted bracken

Face bracket ©gs48
©gs48
©gs48

18th Dec 2016  14:05  by ted

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Latest revisit. Minor damage to top screed and could do with repainting but generally OK. Visible from the road at this time of year.

5th Nov 2016  09:50  by rupertal

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

20th Mar 2016  16:35  by ted

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Another revisit on the way back from Sharlston. Bracken not a problem yet.

Heath Common trig

18th Mar 2016  20:36  by MAC.HAWK

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

Another re-visit 10+ years after the initial event and it will be just as awkward to get to in the summer as it was in 2005.

A loving tribute Poignant tributes at the recent loss of Crofton Juniors FC secretary Neil H in a RTA.

5th Mar 2016  12:51  by srichy20

Gridref: SE 35428 19122   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in lay-by come lorry park by side of road. effectively a road side bag. Then to the King's arms on the common for a pint.

Might be harder to find in summer.

3rd May 2015  17:56  by orlando rat

Gridref: SE 35422 19122   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I nearly missed the trig as it was overcast, having been raining, which didn't provide much contrast between it and the surrounding foliage.

Heath Common location

25th Jan 2015  13:54  by Just-us-Two

Gridref: SE 23737 47989   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Day out and about with Drew and we visited here this afternoon. All the ferns have died off so we saw the trigpoint from the road

30th Aug 2014  16:00  by ted

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

Another visit. Bracken growing well now so no view. Top of pillar slightly damaged.

Heath Common pillar
Heath Common top

30th Mar 2014  16:40  by ted

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

Another revisit. Pillar painted white; plastic cover. Bracken not yet growing so quite easy to reach.

Heath Common pillar

3rd Feb 2014  21:21  by soulsteve

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

15th Jan 2014  13:30  by robinhood

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

On walk with my mate Tracker Dog along canal of Trans Pennine Trail from Royston and got this easy trig. Easy to see, it's painted white, paths lead up to it presumably from other triggers. Bracken surrounds it, glad to get it in winter. Views not inspiring.

11th Jan 2014  10:05  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Trig

6th Jan 2014  17:00  by SurveySoft

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

stopped on way home.

24th Nov 2013  10:54  by Lodgebarn

Gridref: SE 35423 19125   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Good path through the bracken from the main road. Visited for the YOSM geocache.

16th Nov 2013  15:08  by CJO

Gridref: SE 35424 19129   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In a copse of bracken and youngish trees. Plastic cap. Some minor spalling to top. Nice heath next to a quite busy main road. Parked in lay-by on side road.

Heath Common
Heath Common

12th Jul 2013  11:44  by Leeds Tyke

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

Difficult to reach because of the 5ft high ferns.

20th Mar 2013  11:32  by Monki

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Passing by today and couldn't resist a quick stop.

Flush Bracket ©Monki
Me at the trig ©Monki

2nd Mar 2013  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SE 35400 19100   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

23rd Feb 2013  00:00  by dipstickk

Gridref: SE 35422 19124   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Spent the afternoon at nostell priory then went and found this trig easy at this time of year parked in layby on minor road

3rd Feb 2013  14:15  by yorkshirenige

Gridref: SE 35422 19122   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in the nearby lay-by and from there it was a short walk through the dead bracken. Painted white.

©yorkshirenige

6th Oct 2012  12:25  by fitzydan

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

We had great fun getting to this one. I don't think the point is the highest but the 200ft from the path were a great challenge - forging a path through the ferns.

Amber's in there somewhere...
A well earned rest
The Pillar
The Flush Bracket

30th Sep 2012  15:47  by Triggers

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

gave up trying to get to it due to 5 foot impenetrable ferns

12th Jul 2012  14:45  by redDragon

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

5 foot tall ferns and bracken meant getting to it was quite difficult today. But reached eventually from near layby on minor road.

20th Jun 2012  22:39  by captain gore-tex

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

Nice easy grab but boy the bracken is growing fast

©captain gore-tex

19th Apr 2012  14:29  by Whats the Point

Gridref: SE 35423 19125   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Another trigpoint with its own parking layby. Not problems with bracken today but very wet.

Heath Common

8th Apr 2012  15:45  by davey and emsy

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy trig. Parked in the layby on walton lane and walked the short distance to the trig.

5th Apr 2012  11:50  by barnabyrudge

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

During a drive into Wakefield I took the opportunity to bag this trig - one of the closest to where I live. Parked in the truck loading bay beside this little corner of bracken and marched through the undergrowth to the trig. Still accessible in early April, though in a month's time I don't expect many trigpointers will be logging this one, certainly not till the middle of autumn when the scrub dies back - it really is in amongst it, with bushes and bracken everywhere. Will be utterly lost from view by the summer months. No great view in any direction, but the trig is in excellent condition and appears to have been recently painted.

Heath Common trig, enveloped in growing bracken The trig seen from behind, amongst the increasing growth of bushes and bracken.
More close-up view of Heath Common trig The Heath Common trig in April - soon to be lost for the summer in a dense undergrowth of bracken and bush.

25th Feb 2012  10:14  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In triangle of bracken and bushes near road junction, part way up hill from Wakefield. Smartly painted.

15th Feb 2012  08:30  by tommo

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

(50) parked in lay-by and trudged through the bracken to reach this my 50th trig, easy to find and in good condition with views across to Gawthorpe water tower and Emley moor mast . shame about all the litter

27th Jan 2012  13:49  by astra-nomical

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Easy to get to at this time of year as the bracken has died back.

26th Jan 2012  12:05  by asbown

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

easy walk from lay-by.

22nd Jan 2012  16:29  by MikeG

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

Revisiting as YSM432 today - but originally visited and logged elsewhere on 15/4/03 soon after I started caching,

1st Dec 2011  11:11  by trig-man

Gridref: SE 35423 19127   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

27th Nov 2011  15:40  by painterman61

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in little layby walked to trig bracken now dying down so easy to get to trig in vgc painted white resin plug not much of a view

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

19th Aug 2011  12:41  by jamiekeighley

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Accessed from Oakenshaw Lane through shoulder high bracken mixed in with a few nettles. Luckily the trig is on a patch of high ground with a thick white coat of paint, so is easily visible. No views.

©jamiekeighley

5th Aug 2011  15:03  by wrose

Gridref: SE 35419 19121   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Not an easy one to visit at this time of the year. Defended by head high bracken making access without a machete very difficult. The recent coat of paint has helped finding it though but I was almost on top of it when I spotted it. Definitely one to visit in autumn, winter or spring but not in the height of summer. The pillar itself is in good condition but has a resin plug. The only view today was bracken.

S4097 Heath Common Pillar.
S4097 Heath Common Flush Bracket.
S4097 Heath Common Plug.

1st May 2011  09:44  by rutson

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

Looking a bit better now :-)

Trig with a slap of paint (The paint on the metal-work is not my doing!)
From the road...

22nd Mar 2011  10:41  by slateloose

Gridref: SE 35400 19100   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Needs Painting

7th Jan 2011  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SE 35422 19125   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In middle of large area of thick undergrowth. Easy to see and reach in winter but would be a nightmare in summer.

3rd Jan 2011  15:55  by haighr01

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

Didn't think I could walk here and back from home, but did today. Easy access today, felt a bit more private than it actually is too. Interesting location, hiding away really.

Skiing on the Heath Drinking again Rick.....

19th Dec 2010  12:56  by M0NJW

Gridref: SE 35420 19124   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to spot from the minor road today.

13th Nov 2010  12:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SE 35422 19122   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Just visible above ferns not to hard to get to at this time of year Parking in lay-by just off junction

4th Sep 2010  11:00  by Kelsborrow Wayfinders

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Despite being only 80ft from the road it is a complete nightmare to get to at this time of the year and I only spotted it when I was within a few feet of it.

Heath Common S4097 ©Kelsborrow Wayfinders
Heath Common ©Kelsborrow Wayfinders

23rd Aug 2010  14:25  by PeteBoggs

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

Found the lay-by but the bracken was shoulder high so trig was too well hidden

14th May 2010  12:42  by THE SNAPPERS

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

Cylcing out this way,easy find.

2nd May 2010  18:35  by dewdrop

Gridref: SE 35400 19200   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

On slight rise by side of A638, easily visible from road in flattened bracken. Plastic plug, damage to concrete on top. Views towards wakefield but otherwise limited.

8th Apr 2010  16:17  by barnsley skip

Gridref: SK 35423 19124   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy walk to trig from the near by lay by on Oakenshaw Lane in good condition with views of surrounding heath land.

Looking towards car
GPS reading

6th Apr 2010  12:20  by Theo D Lite

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Busy roads about and lots of circus horses grazing on the common. A pleasant spot but no real view.

5th Apr 2010  14:55  by Rachel-C

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

9th Dec 2009  11:00  by wanderer

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

7th Nov 2009  15:37  by swampysean

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Don't go in the summer you won't find it.

7th Nov 2009  15:37  by craftinessa

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Second attempt at this trig. Came in summer and had no chance with all the bracken. Definitely a winter trig.

22nd Oct 2009  15:06  by graeme1527

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In a sea of bracken

22nd Oct 2009  15:06  by Trigbagger

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In a sea of bracken which is not so easy to wade through when you`re only 5 foot and it comes up to your armpits, lol.

Heath Common Pillar ©Trigbagger
Heath Common Pillar ©Trigbagger
Heath Common FB ©Trigbagger

3rd Oct 2009  12:01  by rutson

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Found while doing a cache nearby

7th Sep 2009  12:23  by bonatti

Gridref: SE 35421 19123   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Top, plastic cap and facing around spider cracking up. As previous entry by SUE_C, do not go at this time of year ~ or be prepared for some serious scrub bashing. GPS GR on the day. Anyone looking for a minor epic at this time of year, I have included a direction finding picture.

The Pillar After trashing the jungle©bonatti
Direction An aid to location©bonatti

31st Aug 2009  14:00  by SUE-C

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

See MAC.HAWKS Sept 2005 entry. The moral of this is, for easy access dont visit this trig in late summer. It wasnt even visible from the road today, totally buried under the foliage.

21st May 2009  10:15  by smiley dog

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

very easy ;25 yards from road.

18th Apr 2009  17:00  by WavendonWilliams

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked to trig from parking on nearby lay-by. Trig is visible from the road. Easy enough access over the bracken but could be a problem later on in the year. Placed a geocache close-by.

10th Apr 2009  14:51  by John Riley

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy parking in layby on minor road west of trig. Trig visible from road just now as bracken is still dead a pretty much flattened down so access easy. There is a little bit of damage to the top but I'm not sure if it warrants re-classifying the condition??

Heath Common Close up of trig.
Heath Common View east towards main road.
Heath Common Top of trig showing very slight damage to edge.
Heath Common Flush bracket.

23rd Jan 2009  18:05  by PDB

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked on minor road. Walked back to junction and up verge to right for about 50yds. trig visible about 20yds to R among trees

11th Nov 2008  12:20  by splash

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 2/10

Can be found in an area of waste ground next to the junction. The bracken is in the process of dying out but the trig point is still slightly obscured

6th May 2008  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Some of the top lifting. Revisited.

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25th Feb 2007  15:05  by ted

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Revisit. Minor damage to top screed, plug replaced by plastic cover, paint flaking. Bracken and gorse; noisy road; remains of Barnsley canal nearby.

Heath Common trig

30th Apr 2006  14:35  by HEATHENS

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

10th Apr 2006  19:18  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Located a few meters from road side no problem to located this time of year as no bracken - pillar in good condition, apart from modified cap. no views to speak of.

7th Apr 2006  12:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

On bit of open heath land near road junction. Bracken died down so an easy find. Plug replaced with metal insert.

1st Nov 2005  23:10  by rhayader_wanderer

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

GPS vital in fading light to have any real hope on this Bracken still high and brambles as nasty as ever

2nd Sep 2005  15:00  by MAC.HAWK

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Only just visible today from the minor road at the west due to the the fern. No path and it was a right old struggle through the head high ferns and some lethal low level brambles. Have cleared some of the vegetation around the trig itself so it's now a little more visible.

Heath Common Fairly well hidden
Heath Common A bit more visible after pruning!

20th May 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

plastic cap, top screed a bit damaged, bracken, not much view

Montaged by Jon Rouse ©peregrinus

19th Jun 2004  10:40  by ted

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Slight flaking at the top; plastic plug. Sea of bracken.

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24th Apr 2004  12:00  by Seasider

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20/42 for the day. Bracken growing nicely!

27th Jan 2004  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

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30th Apr 2003  12:11  by manonabike

Gridref: SE 35400 19100   FB Number: S4097  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

15th Apr 2003  15:00  by MikeG

FB Number: S4097  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Been past here many times, never realised it was there!. On the left side of the A638 approaching Wakefield opposite Heath Common. Site will be chest high in bracken in the summer tho'

23rd Aug 1999  19:53  by vegibagger

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

deep bracken, bramble and rosebay willowherb