Bream Heritage Walk

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  • 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.

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  • 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?.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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