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>Wyre Forest Conservation Volunteers – Phil Rudlin and Chris Doncaster
Wyre Forest Conservation Volunteers – Phil Rudlin and Chris Doncaster Since November 2001 a conservation work party has been meeting monthly to undertake woodland management tasks to enhance habitats and biodiversity in the Wyre Forest. (From Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2011)
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>Coppicing in the Manor of Bewdley 1741-1771 – Brian Stephens
This article includes records from ‘A Survey of the Manor of Bewdley’ in 1749 giving an insight into woodland management of those times. Units of measure and coppicing terms are explained. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Wyre Forest Balloon Trip – Phil Rudlin
Phil Rudlin joined the Forestry Commission’s Grow With Wyre flight in a hot air balloon over the forest in November 2010. Some stunning photographs show Wyre Forest from the air. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Tufaceous Wet Flushes in the Wyre Forest – Susan Limbrey
Soil scientist Professor Susan Limbrey describes how wet flushes have formed within the Wyre Forest. She provides the results of soil sampling in several of the flushes, and discusses why some flushes are tufa-rich. (See link article ‘Ellipteroides Craneflies in the Wyre Forest – Mick Blythe’, both from the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010) [...]
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>Freezing Conditions on the River Severn, December 2010 – Mike Averill
Mike Averill notes times in the past when some of our rivers have frozen over completely. He describes the weather in December 2010 that led up to the River Severn freezing over completely at Bewdley and includes photographs which record this event. (From the Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>The Bell Brook, Wyre Forest – Cedric Quayle
This article describes Bell Brook in the Wyre Forest, and the valley through which it runs, pointing out features of historical interest along the way. (From Wyre Forest Study group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Field Meeting to Arley and Coldridge Woods – Brett Westwood
Hot sunny weather during the Wyre Forest Study Group’s field meeting on 10th April 2010 helped the members to record a good selection of insects, as well as other animals of note. (From Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Mill on Dowles Brook and its Tributaries – Tim Booth
This article describes the mills that used to operate in the Dowles Brook catchment with illustrations of what remains today. (From Wyre Forest Study group’s REVIEW 2010)
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>Historic Wyre, Friday, 9th August, 1861 (Worcestershire Naturalists’ Club)
This article describes a walk in and around the Wyre Forest by a group of naturalists interested in the geology, botany and bryology of the district. (From Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2009)
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>Hedgwick: from Manorial Waste to Forest Community – Stuart Davies
Dr. Stuart Davies describes, from documentary evidence, the 2 Hedgewick Commons, detached land owned by the Manor of Bewdley. By 1840 the land had become enclosed and know as Far Forest. (From Wyre Forest Study Group’s REVIEW 2009)
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