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The Wye’s simple pleasures — chattering birdlife, slow-moving boats and walking trails weaving through steep, squirrelly beechwoods to views of the castle-studded Welsh borders — have long ...
Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo was flooded by waters up to two metres deep in the wake of Storm Dennis in February. Due to lockdown restrictions, contractors are only now starting to return to continue ...
Missoula County this week will consider an urban style housing project off Highway 93 near the Wye – an area slated for transition over the coming years.
Two hundred years on and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is now celebrated with the biennial Wye Valley River Festival, which explores the sublime landscape through the arts, and will run ...
A Superworm trail for children is a little disappointing, with simple notice boards rather than any kind of worm-themed sculpture — but is still an attractive walk. 8. Dean Heritage Centre ...
‘If you have never navigated the Wye, you have seen nothing,’ wrote the Rev William Gilpin, artist and promoter of the Picturesque, in 1782. What not to miss in the Wye Valley Tintern Abbey. Gilpin’s ...
Conservation organisations have received £462,000 to help support farmers and communities around the River Wye adapt to climate change. The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ...
Observations on the River Wye by William Gilpin (Pallas Athene, £6.99); Landscapes of the Wye Tour by Susan Peterken (Logaston Press, £14.95). Map OS Explorer OL14, “Wye Valley and Forest of ...
The drive through Herefordshire, along the Wye valley, was heart-stoppingly beautiful. Here and there, the river had flooded, leaving cattle marooned on the higher ground.
If shorter walks are not what you are looking for, look no further than the OS Pathfinder Guide for Wye Valley & Forest of Dean, packed with 28 walks designed for all abilities.
Buses at 10.10am, 12.10pm, and 2.10pm will go directly to St Arvans via Trellech, skipping the Wye Valley. Similarly, from Chepstow to Monmouth, buses at 7.35am, 3.16pm, 4.15pm, and 5.30pm will ...
Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo was flooded by waters up to two metres deep in the wake of Storm Dennis in February. Due to lockdown restrictions, contractors are only now starting to return to continue ...