Bream Heritage Walk

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  • Forestry Work in Parkhill Enclosure (Walk points 26 to 29)

    Forestry Work in Parkhill Enclosure (Walk points 26 to 29)

    Forestry operations in Parkhill (26 to 29)

  • More progress on the Heritage Feature.

    More progress on the Heritage Feature.

    A surround of a single layer of bricks from Coleford Brick & Tile at Cinderford has been added to the feature to aid maintenance. The bricks were hand made at the Cinderford works. The infill is a layer of crushed slate. The slate is not local to the area.

  • Timber Harvesting at China Bottom

    Timber Harvesting at China Bottom

    The Forest of Dean is a working Forest and from time to time timber is harvested. Following the harvesting, the felled areas will be replanted. Information from Forestry England: The replanted tree species are planned to be Douglas Fir, Red Cedar and Sessile Oak at a ratio of 50/30/20. Key to this restock is Forestry…

  • Oakwood Brook

    Repairs now completed The closed track which offers a shortcut from post 12 to post 15 has now re-opened as the repairs have been completed. March 2021: After heavy rains, part of a bridge over the Oakwood Brook has collapsed. Although this is not on the route of the heritage walk it does rule out…

  • Tramline feature improvements

    Tramline feature improvements

    More work is being carried out on the tramline feature near the start of the walk. To ease maintenance in summer and to help the feature stand out the turf around it has been removed and reworked into an uneven area in the grounds. The aim is now is to lay down a water-porous membrane…

  • Heritage work at Oakwood

    Heritage work at Oakwood

    Work is taking place near posts 17 and 19 to repair a wall close to the tramroad and the entrance to Oakwood Mill Deep Level. The work is ongoing. Please comply with all signage to enable the work to be carried out safely. The photo above shows the entrance to the level in early 2021.

  • Two deer appear on Pastors Hill

    Two deer appear on Pastors Hill

    Two sculptures of deer can now be seen on Pastors Hill. As you walk up the field between waymarks 47 and 48 . Can you spot them as you walk up this long field known locally as The Langett?.

  • New section of Tramline in Bream

    A new section of tramline has been installed in the centre of Bream. The feature uses six original stone sleeper blocks from the Oakwood Tramway. Part of the course of the tramway is followed on the walk. New iron chairs were cast at a foundry in the Midlands – using an existing Oakwood chair loaned…

  • Heavy rain in December 2020

    Heavy rain in December 2020

    The exceptionally heavy rain that fell in December 2020 has left some of the tracks and paths on the heritage walk very muddy – the paths will remain muddy for some time. Unusually, part of the forest track from Post 14 to Post 15 is covered in a couple of inches of flowing water. This…

  • Planned location of the Heritage Walk feature.

    Planned location of the Heritage Walk feature.

    Bream Sports Club has generously given permission to locate the feature for the Bream Heritage Walk in this prime location in the centre of Bream Village. The pegs in the foreground show where the feature will sit. In the photo, Julie from the Foresters Forest is taking some measurements. Behind Julie, across the road is…