113: Soudley Ponds and Blaize Bailey
FOREST OF DEAN WALK FEATURING SOUDLEY PONDS AND BLAIZE BAILEY VIEWPOINT
Soudley Ponds and Blaize Bailey”
Filmed 29th August 2018
Running time: 20 minutes
I revisit the village of Soudley with its picturesque ponds. My walk takes me briefly to an old Roman Road and then from Soudley Ponds I take in the fantastic view of the River Severn from the viewpoint at Blaize Bailey. I pass the Dean Heritage Centre before finishing my walk back beside the lovely Soudley Ponds…..
Filmed in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire. Locations include Blackpool Bridge and the Roman Road, Upper Soudley, Soudley Ponds, Blaize Bailey viewpoint, Foundry Wood and the Dean Heritage Centre. This is part of the series of films shot in 2018 celebrating 25 years of “The Solitary Rambler”.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
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Wild Boar and Humbugs at Soudley Ponds, Forest of Dean
Close encounters, April 2012
Wild boar near Soudley Ponds in the Forest of Dean.
Wild boar near Soudley Ponds in the Forest of Dean.
Forest of Dean Bluebells, Water and Wild Deer
Filmed at Soudley in the Forest of Dean, as the title suggests, this short film shows the bluebells in May, wild deer and the water which makes up and flows between Soudley Ponds.
The deer were amazing. Whenever I go looking for deer, they hide. This time, I was filming bluebells and the pair of young deer walked up to me and almost posed for the camera.
Town Centre, Coleford, Forest of Dean
Video of Coleford Town Centre
Soudley Lake - Forest of Dean - Skilled Fly Fisherman makes a catch Sunday 30 October 2016
At Soudley Lake, near Dean Heritage Centre in The Royal Forest of Dean, a skilled fly fisherman makes a catch and release on Sunday 30 October 2016. The fish is gently handed and returned safely and unharmed back into the lake for another day.
Blakeney to Coleford through the Royal Forest of Dean. Gloucestershire.
A trip from Blakeney to Coleford through the Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, on my Honda Rebel.
Places to see in ( Coleford - UK )
Places to see in ( Coleford - UK )
Coleford is a small market town in the west of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, two miles east of the Welsh border and close to the Wye Valley. It is the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean district.
Coleford was originally a tithing in the north-east corner of Newland parish. The settlement grew up (as its name suggests) at a ford through which charcoal and iron ore were probably carried. By the mid 14th century hamlets called Coleford and Whitecliff had grown up along the road in the valley of Thurstan's brook. Coleford had eight or more houses in 1349 and was described as a street in 1364. It had a chapel by 1489. In 1642 the commander of a parliamentary garrison in Coleford started a market in the town because the nearest chartered market, in Monmouth, was under royalist control.
Coleford saw some action during the English Civil War. On 20 February 1643, Lord Herbert, the Earl of Worcester's eldest son, and the King's Lieutenant-General of South Wales, marched through Coleford heading for Gloucester, at the head of an army of 500 horse and 1500 foot. At Coleford their progress was impeded by a troop of Parliamentarians under Colonel Berrowe, aided by a disorderly group of country people. A skirmish ensued, during which the market-house was burnt, and Major-General Lawday, who commanded the foot, with two other officers, were shot dead from a window.
A tramroad opened in 1812 to link mines in the Forest with the River Wye at Redbrook and Monmouth and ran through Coleford. The Monmouth tramroad continued in use until its track east of Coleford was lifted in the late 1870s. The first railway to reach Coleford, a branch line from Parkend opened by the Severn and Wye Railway Company in 1875, ran through Milkwall to a station on the south-east side of the town. A second railway from Monmouth, the Coleford Railway, using parts of the old tramroad route, was completed in 1883. It included a short tunnel at Whitecliff and it crossed the Newland road to run to a station next to that of the Severn & Wye Co
Coleford was more able to adapt to the mine closures of the 1950s than its neighbour Cinderford. Today, due to its prime location in the heart of the Forest, it is popular with walkers and cyclists, and the local council has been striving to encourage further tourist interest. There is a large factory here, originally called Carters, then Beechams, then GlaxoSmithKline, and it is now owned by the Japanese firm Suntory. It is the sole production facility for Ribena and Lucozade. One old building that has survived is the former goods shed for the defunct railway line to Monmouth; it is now the Coleford GWR Museum.
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108: Woolaston Common and Alvington
FOREST OF DEAN WALK FEATURING WOOLASTON COMMON AND ALVINGTON
Woolaston Common and Alvington”
Filmed 17th July 2018
Running time: 20 minutes
My walk today explores a very popular walking area on the fringes of the Forest of Dean, tracing a route around the parish of Woolaston, an area of scattered settlement and fertile farmland close to the River Severn. It is also the area in which I spent the earliest years of my life, so after my walk I return to the nearby village where I lived with my Mum and Dad…..
Filmed in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire. Locations include Woolaston, High Woolaston, Park Hill Common, Woolaston Slade, Woolaston Woodside, Woolaston Common and Alvington. This is part of the series of films shot in 2018 celebrating 25 years of “The Solitary Rambler”.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
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Forest of Dean
Seagulls and crows on the quick sand on the river severn and Soudley Ponds in the Forest of Dean. Look out for the surprise at the end!
Wild Boar in the Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Taken on the 27th May 2010 from the roadside in the Cannop Valley, Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire.
102: Coleford, Dark Hill and Clearwell
FOREST OF DEAN WALK FEATURING COLEFORD, DARK HILL IRONWORKS AND CLEARWELL
Coleford, Dark Hill and Clearwell”
Filmed 28th May 2018
Running time: 20 minutes
My journey today takes me to Coleford, the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean. I explore the town centre for a while and then go on a walk. The locations I visit include one I previously visited with friends many years earlier, where I stop briefly and reminisce with some amusement. My walk eventually takes me to the lovely village of Clearwell before finishing back in Coleford, the town which also has a major connection for me…..
Filmed in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire. Locations include Coleford, Coalway, Nagshead Plantation, Dark Hill ironworks, Gorsty Knoll and Clearwell. This is part of the series of films in 2018 celebrating 25 years of “The Solitary Rambler”.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
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A bit of a Puddle in Ruspidge 23/12/13
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114: Goodrich Castle, Welsh Bicknor and Coppett Hill
WYE VALLEY AND FOREST OF DEAN WALK FEATURING GOODRICH CASTLE, THE WYE VALLEY WALK, KERNE BRIDGE, WELSH BICKNOR, COLDWELL ROCKS AND COPPETT HILL
Goodrich Castle, Welsh Bicknor and Coppett Hill”
Filmed 30th August 2018
Running time: 20 minutes
Goodrich is a village I’ve not visited very often, and is within a less familiar part of the Wye Valley to me. Therefore, I decide to go on a walk from the village that follows a delightful loop in the River Wye, which takes me to Kerne Bridge, Welsh Bicknor and Coppett Hill. However, one of the day’s highlights for me is knowing that I am walking in one of the most photographed views in the Wye Valley…..
Filmed in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean in the county of Herefordshire. Locations include Goodrich, Kerne Bridge, Lower Lydbrook, Welsh Bicknor, Coldwell Rocks, Coppett Hill and Goodrich Castle. This is part of the series of films shot in 2018 celebrating 25 years of “The Solitary Rambler”.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
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Wild boar in forest
A seemingly-tame wild boar in the Forest of Dean, 10 April 2016
115: Ruardean, the Pludds and Ruardean Woodside
WYE VALLEY AND FOREST OF DEAN WALK FEATURING RUARDEAN, THE PLUDDS AND RUARDEAN WOODSIDE
Ruardean, the Pludds and Ruardean Woodside”
Filmed 31st August 2018
Running time: 20 minutes
The village of Ruardean provides, as far as I’m concerned, some of the best views of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. I visit the village to enjoy a walk, which makes the most of the wonderful vistas. My journey takes me around the northern ridges of the Forest of Dean, with some lovely, quiet and tranquil hamlets and villages, including the Pludds and Ruardean Woodside…..
Filmed in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire. Locations include Ruardean, Readings, Horse Lea, the Pludds and Ruardean Woodside. This is part of the series of films shot in 2018 celebrating 25 years of “The Solitary Rambler”.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
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112: St Briavels, the Hudnalls and Hewelsfield
WYE VALLEY AND FOREST OF DEAN WALK FEATURING ST BRIAVELS, OFFA’S DYKE PATH, THE HUDNALLS AND HEWELSFIELD
St Briavels, the Hudnalls and Hewelsfield”
Filmed 28th August 2018
Running time: 20 minutes
St Briavels is another village I have known from childhood, so I decide to return to this lovely village to explore it again. My walk from St Briavels takes me along another section of my favourite long-distance footpath, Offa’s Dyke Path, this time through the wonderful and secluded countryside known as the Hudnalls. As my walk nears its end I visit the most tranquil and peaceful village of Hewelsfield…..
Filmed in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire. Locations include St Briavels, Offa’s Dyke Path, the Hudnalls, St Briavels Common, Triangle and Hewelsfield. This is part of the series of films shot in 2018 celebrating 25 years of “The Solitary Rambler”.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
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Bluebells in May
Bluebells at Soudley Woods in the Forest of Dean - May 2009
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, Gloucestershire, UK
Luther the Lhasa Apso enjoying the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, Gloucestershire, UK.