Category: News
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Offa’s Dyke in Gloucestershire
Offa’s Dyke starts at it’s Southerly end on the banks of the river Severn near Sedbury in Gloucestershire. The course of the dyke can be seen in the photo above running up the hillside beyond the left-hand side of the stone that marks the start of Offa’s Dyke Path Walk. Another large stone marks the…
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Beavering away in the Forest
In the beaver enclosure the beavers have been busy. The photo shows an oak tree that the beavers have started felling. More of their work can be seen in the dam the distance. Update June 2023: Good news! Forestry England recently announced that two baby beavers (kits) have been born to the beavers in Greathough…
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The Gloucestershire Way in the Forest of Dean
Above: the border between England and Wales runs through the centre of this bridge over the river Wye at Chepstow. This historic iron bridge also separates Gloucestershire from Monmouthshire. Beneath the bridge the tidal range can be more than 40 feet. A massive 48 foot tide can be expected a few times a year. Wye…
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Boxing day in the misty, mysterious Forest
Visitors to the Speech House Hotel enjoyed a glamorous Xmas long weekend, with treats ranging from cocktails and canapes to guided Christmas and Boxing Day morning walks through the Forest, led by a Forest of Dean & Wye Valley guide. They visited Speech House Lake in the swirling mist, imaging that this is how it…
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A bridge in the woods
On a recent walk visitors were shown a stone built bridge deep in the Forest. It was built as one of two separate bridges to carry the mineral railway over the Blackpool Brook and a forest ride. The photo shows the bridge over the ride from below. The railway has long gone but the bridges…