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Middle Earth, horses, camels and llamas

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Forest GuideComments are off

The horse could not manage the stile

A small but energetic group journeyed to middle earth as part of the St. Briavel’s 100 walking challenge. We wandered through the Devil’s Chapel scowles that apparently inspired JRR Tolkein’s imagination in the Lord of the Rings series. As we wandered through the Lydney Park Estate and Rodmore Grove to Clanna we enjoyed views of the Severn. We faced up to inquisitive horses, determined to block our path. The llamas and the camel were more co-operative.

If you want to sign up for more walks, see http://www.ftg.org.uk/SB100/products.php

Is this the pond where Harry Potter found the Sword of Gryffindor? Who knows.

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Daffodils and Poets

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Forest GuideComments are off

Did they wander lonely as a cloud? No, they certainly did not. They strode purposefully as a dedicated group of hikers over vales and hills. And, yes, they saw a host of golden daffodils.

The St. Briavels 100 walk challenge started again on March 13. The walk was scheduled to coincide with the beginning of daffodil season in an area that used to be renowned for its commercially grown flowers. Even the local railway line was known as the “Daffodil Line”, so important was this to the area. But that’s not all. The charming village of Dymock is also know in literary circles for the famous group of poets who settled there before World War I. They must have been inspired by Wordsworth!

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Journey to Middle Earth

Posted on September 23, 2010 by milo_of_flaxleyComments are off

Near Clanna on the Journey to Middle Earth. Water was an important source of power in our area, powering mills such as paper mills, flour mills and fulling mills. Water powered bellows also provided the blast of air required to operate early iron furnaces efficiently.

Spring Bluebells - photo by Pam Singer

Spring Bluebells are a perennial feature of the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley woodlands. They bloom before the leaf canopy develops enough to restrict the amount of light reaching the forest floor.

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