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30th Apr 2025  10:14  by Dubvine

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

Did what everyone else did! Trespass level: 5

5th Apr 2025  14:08  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in the gate way to the reservoir. Through the field entrance and followed the tram tracks to the trig.

12th Jul 2024  07:41  by Trigger

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

TP5790
TP5790

1st Jul 2023  12:30  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SP 78700 51900   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Followed tractor lines

8th Apr 2023  10:14  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

From parking area and cafe on west side of forest about quarter of a mile further to north west pulled over at gated entrance to forest. No parking sign. Looked over hedge to west and pillar spotted in the field about two hundred and fifty metres away , M1 beyond. Muddy tractor tracks to pillar. Spider and cap in place. Constant rumble of traffic on the motorway. Farmland views.

Salcey Forest Flush plate
Salcey Forest West towards M1, spider and cap
Salcey Forest East
Salcey Forest North west
Salcey Forest Approached from east

5th Nov 2022  00:00  by gasman

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

26th Feb 2022  15:12  by DaveD

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

4 of 4 easy trigs today on a solo drive.

7th May 2020  12:00  by COVID Trig Point Challenge

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

12th Jan 2020  08:30  by CJO

Gridref: SP 78774 51937   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

all intact. muddy field. bean shoots appearing.

Salcey Forest

10th Mar 2019  15:58  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

©WuzzerL

10th Mar 2019  15:58  by Pritch227

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

thought this one was going to be tricky,parked in large gated area opp field,over the road,through the hedge gap and followed large tractor lines to the pillar

©Pritch227

24th Sep 2018  00:00  by Sharp

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Last of 20 trigs in my 11 mile radius target area.

Salcey Forest
Salcey Forest
Salcey Forest

4th Feb 2018  14:35  by robinhood

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

3/3 of weekend helping son move back home, job reasons. On way back to Sheffield, so came off M1 and parked in nearby entrance to woodland on minor road from Quinton, gap in aforementioned hedge very useful. Surprisingly busy with visitors to the local woods. Had to pick way to trig in muddy field. Trig in good condition, but base covered with pallets and metal lugs on top had planks of wood attached...couldn't figure out why. No views as such, M1 noisy over hedge to immediate W.

15th Sep 2017  15:57  by dadu 13

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I nominated this as a YOSM for the nearby Halloween Event many a year ago, so it was only right that I eventually bagged it today

8th May 2017  19:30  by hal-an-tow

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

I parked in a gateway on the Wootton Road approximately 200m from the pillar, and nipped over the road to assess access. A handy hedge gap let me into the field, and got me a good view of the pillar, but the harrowed and seeded arable field was starting to show green shoots, so I decided I didn't want to stomp any of it , and took photos of the trig from where I was at the field margin. The pillar is in good condition, but has acquired a couple of pallets and a woodem pole around it, I'm guessing perhaps it has been playing a part in some local children's game !

23rd Apr 2017  19:14  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bagged as YSM549 Salcey Forest. Stupid sat nav sent us on M1 and wanted us to access pillar from there. After a wee detour, we got to the correct road. Found a huge parking area and spotted a gap in hedge directly across from us. Went through and found the trig directly in front of us in middle of field. Followed the tram lines straight to the trig. A large piece of wood tied to the pillar and a load of wood dumped beside it.

Salcey Forest YOSM baggers ©thejackrustles
Mr U2 attempting to lift the trig point ©thejackrustles
Salcey Forest collage

5th Mar 2017  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SP 78776 51940   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

17th Feb 2017  12:59  by slateloose

Gridref: SP 78700 51900   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Managed to park at the roadside in a very muddy lay bye. Then walked through the open access woodland to the south of the trig point. When directly south of the trig took to the field towards the trig. Field has been turned over but not yet seeded. Very muddy, am now seven feet tall.

3rd May 2015  13:51  by orlando rat

Gridref: SP 78775 51934   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 6/10

Surrounded by a sea of rape, with windmill turbines turning just beyond the motorway.

Salcey Forest with Wind generators Salcey Forest with Wind generators

22nd Oct 2014  12:55  by simplysup

Gridref: SP 78779 51940   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar is in middle of cropfield, accessed via open field entrance from Wooton Road to the E. Root crop at present (potatoes?). Surprisingly good view across the flat landscape to the NW. Noisy, being so close to the M1. Also qualifies as a YSM geocache (YSM549).

trig and FB

7th Jan 2014  16:20  by Lodgebarn

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

In the middle of a very wet muddy field, quite uninspiring. Visited for the YOSM Geocache.

15th Nov 2013  23:00  by TheGardners

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found whilst doing some geocaching in the area

The TrigPoint
The Flush Bracket

30th Oct 2013  19:00  by dartmoor deliverer

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

walked across a ploughed field to this one. but it was nearly dark so no one saw.

salcey Forest trig at night ©dartmoor deliverer

30th Oct 2013  18:58  by Redroaming

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Attending the nearby geocaching mega for which this had been released as a YSM. On a previous drive-by we realised that this was in the middle of what we hoped was a ploughed field [ie not a drilled field] so chose to approach the trig under the cover of darkness! Thankfully we managed to do this with no irate farmer having noticed our torches, but we did try to keep to the tractor wheelmarks to minimise damage.

27th Oct 2013  14:01  by M0TZX Ham

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 2/10

Found today in the pouring rain. Access is across a crop field so better to attempt to get to it in the autumn/ winter. Ed

Flush Bracket
Me beside the trig
Top View

26th Oct 2013  22:07  by basketcase crew

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bagged whilst at the HH&CC Mega event with James & Emma.

FB ©basketcase crew
Mr Pfaffabouter and me ©basketcase crew

17th Nov 2012  06:19  by TAG

Gridref: SP 78776 51937   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

18th Oct 2012  11:22  by asbown

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy walk across field today,no crops,ground very wet.

21st Sep 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SP 78777 51939   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

18th Sep 2012  00:00  by Nekyram

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

25th Feb 2012  17:31  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

vgc, metal cap, deep letters. Revisited in passing. Pallets stacked against pillar making FB harder to get at but presumably also less likely to be driven into. Talking of which, the Satnav reckoned to access it directly from the M1...

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Top
Trig

1st Aug 2011  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SP 78776 51940   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

parked opposite the field easy to find

11th Jan 2011  11:30  by trig-man

Gridref: SP 78776 51942   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

29th Aug 2009  16:30  by Father Ted

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I struck lucky with the timing of my visit to this one as the crop has now been harvested ad the new one not planted yet. Pole could do with a new flag on top of it.

21st Jul 2009  18:27  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

I parked at the old (remains of) railway bridge to the north, then over fields, and along side of M1, Pillar is located about 200+ meters into field of oil seed rape, accessibly via tractor tracks, good condition and wearing a flag pole. Very uninteresting location

26th Sep 2008  11:39  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

30th Sep 2006  09:52  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SP 78770 51930   FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Middle of a field of stubble and (cail?)Wet.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

27th Sep 2006  17:40  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 6/10

New knee high crop without tractor lines but clearly visible from the minor road. Left it at that on this occasion

16th Apr 2005  06:05  by MCL

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

As mentioned before, this trig has a flag tied to it, so you can see it from the road even when the crops are high (this year it seems to be rapeseed). Trig appears to be in good condition with the holes around the top plug being used as threading points for the rope holding the flagpole up.

One way of keeping tabs on a pillar!

1st Feb 2005  12:00  by DanTrig

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

Bagged sometime early 2005 after going on the excellent tree tops walk in Salcey Forest.

15th Jan 2005  12:20  by mickandshane

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The crop had gone and the field was still stubble so we parked at the entrance to the reservoir and walked straight across to the trig (plenty of gaps in the hedge). The trig had a flag arrangement strapped to it - to alert the farmer to it's presence when the crops were high I presume. Plug with heavily indented letering.

11th Jun 2004  18:00  by scafell3210

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 2/10

Thwarted again. The new crop is now a sea of barley and needs visiting after the harvest. For a sereptitious visit to the M1 side first go down the forest tack running parallel to the field and then as best you can follow the motorway fence along to the field - the undergrowth is difficult but there is no fence to block entry to the field. The trig is still quite a way in to the field even from this side.

Salcey Forest The trig adrift in a sea of barley©scafell3210
Salcey Forest The view towards Northampton©scafell3210

18th Nov 2003  15:30  by scafell3210

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 3/10

Middle of muddy field wih newly sown crop. Really need to circle around and access from shorter M1 side. Pass this frequently so will trespass on future occasion

Salcey Forest Visible just below and between the trees. Lorry is on M1 behind point. ©scafell3210

20th Aug 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S7262  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

300m out in arable fld opp Resr entrance, recently seeded Oct00; stubble Aug03