Logged Visits:

12th Dec 2023  08:38  by JoeNTMY

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

28th Aug 2023  16:40  by Greenwood-Stewart

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

On the edge of a coppice of trees and a farmers field, great views over Birmingham and the Lickey Hills.

29th May 2023  16:50  by gower lad

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked at St Leonards church, which, on a sunny May afternoon, with blossoms in full flower, was looking very presentable. Then took green lane and FP up hill to cross road and enter summit copse of tall beech trees, finding pillar on SE side of copse, just outside trees. Nice view SE to Lickey hills. Stunning Mayflower display everywhere this year.

5th Sep 2022  12:45  by Malcolmm

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

great views on a gorgeous sunny day

13th Aug 2022  07:10  by mattfallen

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

5th Jun 2022  18:09  by StuartandSonia2021

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Situated right next to a beautiful coppice of trees with views over to the Lickey Hills

First Approach
Touching Tribute, perhaps a fellow Trig Bagger
Tributes left
Spider
Views to Lickey Hills Beacon and the nearby Trig Point
Trig Love
Flush Bracket
Trig Selfie

3rd Jun 2022  07:30  by duncancourts

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

Walked from the M5 southbound services. Fairly fast road with narrow verges at times but I survived. Good views of Birmingham from the layby side of the road.

22nd May 2021  07:25  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SO 99259 79724   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in lay-by on Egghill Lane. Pillar can be found on the edge of a small wood. There is a tribute plaque affixed to the pillar and the cap is missing. 1 of 10 today in and around Hagley, Worcestershire

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider/Theodolite Mount
Pillar

24th Apr 2021  13:38  by Pigonatrig

Gridref: SO 99272 79753   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

24th Apr 2021  13:38  by Pigonatrig

Gridref: SO 99272 79753   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

12th Mar 2021  17:00  by Abiabiabi

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

1st Jun 2020  14:30  by linzblue186

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Frankley Beeches ©linzblue186
Frankley Beeches ©linzblue186
Frankley Beeches ©linzblue186

20th Jan 2020  11:13  by RichardL

Gridref: SO 99260 79734   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

8th Jan 2020  11:04  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pleasant location, if not particularly spectacular.

28th Aug 2019  15:20  by Andy West

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

28th Mar 2019  14:50  by jonglew

Gridref: SO 99261 79730   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

From layby due N, on E side road. Through pleasant beech stand to its S side. Pillar sits at margin of woodland and arable field. Minor chipping to top edges; no centre cap/plug; all sight holes sealed. Small memorial plaque on rear face. Fine views in an arc E -> S -> SW.

Pillar TP3259©jonglew
Spider TP3259©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP3259©jonglew

18th Aug 2018  16:28  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited with P61.

Way up
Approach
Trig
Memorial Plaque

18th Aug 2018  16:28  by painterman61

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Fine views from here tribute plaque nice spot

trig ©painterman61

21st Jul 2018  14:28  by Pritch227

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

like others,from layby,through wood and out onto field of corn,touching tribute

©Pritch227

24th Jun 2018  07:30  by RichardM

Gridref: SO 99261 79727   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Short walk through NT beech copse from layby on busy Egghill road. On edge of field / copse of beech. Good views SW, the morning air clear and the light bright. TS=JD stamped into spider.

21st Jun 2018  07:26  by DeniseMc

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

6th Apr 2018  12:40  by elliothale

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

29th Oct 2017  13:19  by asbown

Gridref: SO 99272 79718   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

easy walk from the layby, first one today not behind a fence.

29th Oct 2017  13:19  by The reluctant trigger

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

13th Sep 2017  09:00  by G1ANQ

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to see from the road. It is at the edge of an empty field. Had a plaque to the memory of Paul Anthony Tomes. Nice views to south.

Flush Bracket
Trig Point
Plaque

20th Aug 2017  14:32  by bruciestokes

Gridref: SO 99256 79732   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Trig from edge of woods
Through the woods

20th Aug 2017  14:18  by Aye Jimmy

Gridref: SO 99262 79732   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Across road from layby, short walk through wood, trig at edge of wood and cropped field.

Frankley Beeches The TP.
Frankley Beeches The FB, faces into wood.
Frankley Beeches Top of trig and tribute plate.

20th Aug 2017  00:00  by ngthack

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

Must have missed Aye Jimmy by minutes.

1st Apr 2017  12:45  by g4wsb

Gridref: SO 99263 79728   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Through Frankly Woods from large park easy to find.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

20th Jan 2017  16:45  by dugswell2

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in the handy lay-by then a gentle amble through the woods to the trig which had some white tulips sprouting from the top. A good place to view the sunset on what will be a frosty evening.

2nd Nov 2016  10:13  by sven

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 8/10

Logged 6 years ago on a very foggy day in December and I vowed to return. Walked on a round from Romsley on a fine day in early November. Fantastic views in all arcs in front of the trees. The Beech copse is the legacy of the Cadbury Family, apparently, from all those years ago.

Tribute left by adopter
Tribute plate
view SE over Frankley to Leicestershire in the distance

23rd Oct 2016  17:17  by vegibagger

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

frankly the beeches are wonderful my dear.... and as the sun slips slowly towards the horizon, on the radio Mourinho is stony faced as Chelsea put a fourth goal past ManU.

trig ©vegibagger
fb ©vegibagger
top ©vegibagger

17th Oct 2016  13:17  by Phil Clayton

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Second visit during a Black Country Watershed walk. Pillar now features a small memorial plaque. First visit on a post Christmas round of west midland hills, 27.12.2007.

16th Sep 2016  00:00  by Bramley

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

15th Apr 2016  10:00  by Ramblingpaul

Gridref: SO 99260 79731   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Nice views across Worcestershire only spoilt by the noise of the M5

18th Feb 2016  00:00  by rupertal

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

3rd Nov 2015  15:56  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy find at the edge of the woodland. Some sort of memorial going on here, think they might have enjoyed the odd smoke!

Frankley Beeches Collage

2nd May 2015  15:51  by dal

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Straightforward stroll through the beeches.

21st Oct 2014  10:40  by Lizzy

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 1/10

Be very careful here, if you come off footpath for just a few feet, there is an extremely nasty farmer that shouted at me and tried to run my dogs over for being the wrong side of a hedge, I was very scared and very upset by this in ident

18th Jul 2014  14:10  by slateloose

Gridref: S0 99200 79700   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Well overgrown now at this time of year,but not a too bad view to the south.

23rd Mar 2014  17:40  by CherryBubb

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Did this one with Spunky Spider. Good views.

23rd Mar 2014  17:39  by Spunky Spider

Gridref: SO 99258 79737   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Did this one whilst in the area doing some Geocaches with CherryBubb. Great views of Birmingham from here. Convenient lay by parking nearby with easy access just off a Public Footpath through a small wooded area. Elevation 266 meters.

Flush Bracket ©Spunky Spider
Spunky Spider at the Trig. ©Spunky Spider
CherryBubb at the Trig. ©Spunky Spider
Nearby views of Bartley & Frankley Reservoirs. ©Spunky Spider

2nd Feb 2014  12:45  by yukin61

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

parked in the layby on egghill lane north of frankley beeches wood crossed the road and followed sign into the wood, pillar easily spotted just outside the south edge - there's a small memorial against one of the trees in the wood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlDCkliWks4

the pillar
north from TP3259
east from TP3259t
south from TP3259
west from TP3259
memorial in wood

31st Oct 2013  16:06  by basketcase crew

Gridref: SO 99257 79729   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Another one I was passing by

Flush Bracket ©basketcase crew
Frankley Beeches ©basketcase crew

29th Sep 2013  16:36  by johnIparkin

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

Fairly easy walk through the beeches. Public footpath entry point clearly marked.Quite a lot of vegetation round the base, but the paint seems to be lasting.

21st Jun 2013  11:13  by dadu 13

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Picked up whilst doing nearby geocache

Not the easiest of flush brackets to photograph©dadu 13

1st Jun 2013  11:00  by TAG

Gridref: SO 99259 79724   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1st Apr 2013  12:30  by CJO

Gridref: SO 99257 79727   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

On edge of a beech copse used as a local motorbike scramble circuit.

S2330 view to south

29th Sep 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

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

Direct approach from north thru'wood

13th Feb 2011  12:45  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SO 99259 79724   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked in lay by Trig other side of woods,pillar wait for second coat of paint !!!

11th Feb 2011  17:05  by bluebeard

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

what paint was used ? it is not lasting well.

3rd Jan 2011  15:30  by lostboylostgirl

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

30th Dec 2010  15:00  by sven

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in the layby on opposite side of the beech copse. Short walk through the trees to the pillar on the south side. A re-vist on a clear day is a must.

Garth\'s white paint doesn\'t seem to have weathered off this one.

24th Nov 2009  12:11  by Garth Fenton

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Centre missing, painted the pillar white

29th Mar 2009  14:15  by ocean soul

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Near to small copse of trees close to road.On the plus side there is easy parking on the minus the copse of trees is full of local halfwits riding motor scooters.

10th Aug 2008  11:24  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

31st May 2008  12:25  by desperate dan

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

Quite an elevated spot, distinctively visible from other trigs with the clump of beeches.

23rd Feb 2008  14:00  by Keefley

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

21st Dec 2007  11:45  by ted

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Plug missing. Screws marking where a plaque had been attached to face of pillar. Edge of copse - pleasant location but v.foggy so poor visibility.

Frankley Beeches trig
Frankley Beeches trig
Frankley Beeches FB
Frankley Beeches top - plug missing

6th May 2007  23:08  by mattwaggie

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

Visited with Vix while caching in the area.

6th May 2007  00:00  by vix92008

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Great views, even at dusk. N52 24.933, W002 00.739. Plug missing. Will upload some pictures asap.

21st Feb 2007  16:47  by arranc

Gridref: SO 99200 79700   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

17th Feb 2007  01:30  by FLG

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

First Trigpoint logged - FunLovingGeocacher

28th Oct 2006  15:10  by RuberyBlue

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

3rd Sep 2006  14:28  by dpeberdy

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Been here before but decided to grab it with a camera today. Good weather between wet bouts! Great views! 256m. Me

from the floor as usual - like the stubble!

18th Mar 2006  17:11  by Brisey

Gridref: SO 99257 79733   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Fly-tipping continues to be a problem at the start of the footpath from the west, but the wood looked OK. The pillar looked as though it used to have other labels on it, now removed.

TP3259
TP3259 top Did there use to be other labels on the left face?
S2330

8th Feb 2006  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Spider inscribed TS=JD

S2330
S2330
S2330

26th Nov 2005  10:20  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SO 99300 79700   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Reasonable views but grotty location,if you can get past the fly-tipped microwave,avoid the 2 scallies with an air pistol in the wood and step around the piles of discarded beer cans near the pillar then.... enjoy!{just read other logs seems i came at this the long way from the SW ...........also with a different opinion!}

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

22nd Apr 2005  14:15  by rhayader_wanderer

Gridref: SO 99262 79730   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

One of the nicest in this part of Brum lovely Beech stand with trig just outside it. layby helpful as road is too busy otherwise, easy walk.

20th Sep 2004  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, plastic cap, field edge at cnr of beech clump

26th Jun 2004  14:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

No wildlife but plenty of rain. Plug replaced by metal plate.

1st May 2004  14:30  by Father Ted

FB Number: S2330  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

I drew the short straw on this one. No owl and no buzzard. All I got was a crow. The layby is certainly convenient. Plug now missing.

Flush Bracket
Trig Point

5th Nov 2003  09:55  by Lathama

Gridref: SO 99300 79700   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

On edge of small beech wood, which is a well-known local landmark and now looked after by the Woodland Trust. Super views east over Birmingham and SW towards Malvern. Pillar intact. Watch the buzzards! - I nearly hit one whilst parking in the layby across the road!!

17th Feb 2002  22:18  by fasgadh

Gridref: SO 99252 79721   FB Number: S2330  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

On the way back from the football, a tour of the SW Brum trigs... On the edge of a wood. Owl in residence. Trees on hill top an M5 landmark