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Wessex-Cave-Club-Journal-Number
January 1981 Vol. 16 No. 185 CONTENTS Page No. Editorial .................................................................................................................................. 115 Club News .............................................................................................................................. 115 Mendip Notes Wimblestone ................................................................................................. 116 Diary Dates ............................................................................................................................. 118 Primrose Pot – a short saga Alison Moody .......................................................................... 119 Some Mendip Water Traces 1970 – 1980 W.I. Stanton ....................................................... 120 Letter to the Editor Steve Gough .......................................................................................... 127 Letter From Canada P.L. Hadfield ....................................................................................... 128 Notes on the Netherworld P.G. Hendy ................................................................................. 129 Cave Exploring E.A. Martel ................................................................................................. 133 From the Log .......................................................................................................................... 136 CLUB OFFICERS Chairman / Editor P. G. Hendy, 10 Silver Street, Wells, Somerset Secretary -
Part of Claverton Down SNCI) (Part of Rush Hill & Eastover Coppice SNCI) Areas Adjacent to Kennet and Avon Canal Ash Brake
SNCI Site Name (part of Claverton Down SNCI) (part of Rush Hill & Eastover Coppice SNCI) Areas adjacent to Kennet and Avon Canal Ash Brake Ashcombe Wood Atgrove Wood and stream Avoncliff Wood Ayford Farm Babylon Brook Bannerdown, and Shockerwick and Woodleaze Woods Bath University (part) (part of Bathampton Down and Woodlands SNCI) Bathampton Down and Woodlands SNCI (part of ) Bathampton Oxbow Bathford Brook and adjacent land Bathwick Slopes (part of) (part of Bathampton Down and Woodlands SNCI) Bathwick Wood (part of Bathampton Down and Woodlands SNCI) Beach Wood Complex Beach Wood complex Beacon Hill Beechen Cliff Belle Vue Tip Bellflower Hill Bengrove Wood and adjacent fields Bitham's Wood and meadows Bitton to Bath railway track Bladdock Gutter Blagdon Lake SSSI and adjacent land Bowlditch Quarry SSSI Brake Wood Breach Hill Common Breach Wood and adjacent land Broad Mead field Broad Wood Broadhill Copse Bromley Farm mine Brown's Folly - Warleigh complex Buckley Wood, Lady Wood, and adjacent fields Burledge Common and adjacent fields Burnett Brook and woods By Brook and associated marginal habitats Cam Brook and adjacent land Cam Brook disused railway Camerton New Pit Tip Camerton Wood Carrs Wood Castle Wood Catsley Wood Charlcombe Lane field Charlcombe Valley Charlton Bottom and Queen Charlton Watercourse Charmy Down Chelscombe and Lansdown Woods SNCI Chew Valley Lake SSSI and adjacent land Chewstoke Brook Clandown Bottom Claverton Wood & Vineyard Bottoms Clay Pits Woods Cleaves Wood, adjacent woodland and fields Cleveland Walk and -
Mining the Mendips
Walk Mining the Mendips Discover the hidden history of a small Mendips village Black Down in winer © Andrew Gustar, Flickr (CCL) Time: 3 hours Distance: 6 miles Landscape: rural Welcome to the Mendips in Somerset. This is Location: an area of limestone escarpments and open Shipham, Somerset countryside; with rich and varied scenery, magnificent views and a fascinating history. Start: The Square, Shipham BS25 1TN Discover why the area’s curious geology made Finish: this a centre of lead and zinc mining and find Lenny’s Cafe out how the lives of villagers changed during the ‘boom and bust’ stages of Mendip’s mining Grid reference: past. ST 44416 57477 Rich resources need defending and this walk Keep an eye out for: will take you on a journey through the past Wonderful views of the Bristol Channel and its islands from an Iron Age hill fort to the remains of a fake decoy town designed to distract German bombers away from Bristol. Thank you! This walk was created by Andrew Newton, a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Every landscape has a story to tell – find out more at www.discoveringbritain.org Route and stopping points 01 Shipham Square 02 Layby on Rowberrow Lane 03 The Swan Inn, Rowberrow Lane 04 Rowberrow Church 05 Dolebury Warren Iron Age Hill Fort 06 Junction between bridleway to Burrington Combe and path to Black Down 07 Black Down 08 Starfish Control Bunker 09 Rowberrow Warren Conifer plantation 10 The Slagger’s Path 11 Gruffy Ground 12 St Leonard’s Church 13 Lenny’s Café Every landscape has a story to tell – Find out more at www.discoveringbritain.org 01 Shipham Square Welcome to the Mendips village of Shipham. -
Stowey Sutton Parish Character Assessment
Stowey Sutton Parish Council Placemaking Plan Parish Character Assessment November 2013 Stowey Sutton Parish Council i Stowey Sutton Parish Council Contents Table of Figures ......................................................................................................................... iv Table of Maps........................................................................................................................... vii Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 Community volunteers .............................................................................................................. 1 Summary .................................................................................................................................... 3 Woodcroft Estate ....................................................................................................................... 5 Church Lane ............................................................................................................................. 13 Sutton Hill Rd & Top Sutton ..................................................................................................... 19 Bonhill Lane & Bonhill Road ..................................................................................................... 27 Cappards Estate ....................................................................................................................... 33 Ham Lane & Stitchings -
Bristol, Avon Valleys and Ridges (NCA 118)
NELMS target statement for Bristol, Avon Valleys and Ridges (NCA 118) Your application is scored and a decision made on the points awarded. Both top priorities and lower priorities score points but you should select at least one top priority. Scoring is carried out by... Choosing priorities To apply you should choose at least one of the top priorities, and you can choose lower priorities - this may help with your application. Top priorities Priority group Priority type Biodiversity Priority habitats Priority species Water Water quality Flood and coastal risk management Historic environment Designated historic and archaeological features Undesignated historic and archaeological features of high significance Woodland priorities Woodland management Woodland planting Landscape Climate Change Multiple environmental benefits Lower priorities Priority group Priority type Lower priorities Water quality Archaeological and historic features Woodland Biodiversity - top priorities Priority habitats You should carry out land management practices and capital works that maintains, restores and creates priority habitats. Maintain priority habitat such as: • Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh • Lowland meadows • Lowland calcareous grassland Reedbeds Traditional orchard • Lowland dry acid grassland Wood Pasture and Parkland Restore priority habitats (especially proposals which make existing sites bigger or help join up habitat networks) such as: ● Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh • Lowland meadows • Lowland calcareous grassland Reedbeds Traditional -
Bath City-Wide Character Appraisal
Bath and North East Somerset Planning Services Bath City-wide Character Appraisal Supplementary Planning Document Adopted 31 August 2005 Bath City-wide Character Appraisal Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Designations that Demonstrate the Significance of Bath 4 3 Aims, Objectives and Methodology 5 4 Using the Bath City-wide Character Appraisal 5 5 Cultural and Historical Development of Bath 6 6 The Character of Bath 12 6.1 Landscape, Setting and Views 12 6.2 Influence of River Avon 13 6.3 High Quality Architecture and Urban Design 14 6.4 Height and Scale 16 6.5 Materials 18 6.6 Perceptual and Cultural Influences on the Character of Bath 19 7 Character Areas Location Map of the Bath City-wide Character Areas 21 Area 1: Weston 22 Area 2: Weston Park, Sion Hill and Upper Lansdown 26 Area 3: Fairfield Park and Larkhall 30 Area 4: Newbridge (north) Combe Park and Lower Weston (north) 34 Area 5: Lower Lansdown and Camden 38 Area 6: Grosvenor and Lambridge 42 Area 7: Brassmill Lane, Locksbrook and Western Riverside 46 Area 8: City Centre 50 Area 9: Bathwick 54 Area 10: Widcombe and the Kennet and Avon Canal 58 Area 11: Bathampton 62 Area 12: Twerton, Whiteway, Southdown and Moorlands 66 Area 13: Bear Flat and Oldfield Park 72 Area 14: Pulteney Road 76 Area 15: North Road and Cleveland Walk 80 Area 16: Bathampton Slopes 80 Area 17: Beechen Cliff and Alexandra Park 86 Bath City-wide Character Appraisal Area 18: Entry Hill, Perrymead and Prior Park 90 Area 19: Bathampton Down and Claverton Down 94 Area 20: Odd Down 98 Area 21: Foxhill 102 Area 22: Combe Down 106 8 Rural Fringes Rural Fringe: North of Bath 110 Rural Fringe: West of Bath 114 Rural Fringe: East and South East of Bath 118 Rural Fringe: South of Bath 122 Appendix 1: Earlier Studies Used to Inform the Bath City-wide Character Appraisal 126 Appendix 2: Survey Sheet 127 Notes 130 Bibliography 131 Bath City-wide Character Appraisal 1 Introduction 1.1 Bath has evolved over time in response to political, social and economic conditions and continues to evolve to this day. -
Secretary's Report. 1937-1944
100 SECRETARY'S REPORT SECRETARY'S REPORT 101 1943. EAST TWIN SWALLET surveyed. 1944. In March of this year a new cave system was entered after a Secretary's Report, 1937-1944. successful dig had been carried out in a dry swallet close to the Society's bath. The activities of the Society, like those of so many others, have The new cave is of rather a different character from necessarily had to be curtailed somewhat during the past few years others in the Burrington area, and contains several large owing to wartime restrictions. vertical avens, one of which is over 60 ft. in height, and We have suffered from the loss of active members and have had makes one of the best rope ladder climbs in Mendip. In it largely to neglect some branches of our work, by reason of lack of also are some very fine formations, including two remarkable time, manpower, and transport facilities, but aHer a period of readjust white curtains, about 6 ft. long, in which run bands of colour. ment the Society has settled down to the new conditions, and is still The cave has been penetrated to a depth of about 200 ft. very active. and work is in progress on the mud ' choke at the bottom. During the years 1940-43 we were glad to see a number of our A full account of the cav~ will appear in the he;xt issue friends from King's College, London, taking an interest in the Society, of Proceedings when the task of surveying and photographing and in 1941 and 1942 two of their members served on the Committee. -
Mendip Hills AONB Partnership Committee Draft Minutes of the Meeting at Westbury-Sub-Mendip Village Hall 21St November 2019 Present
Mendip Hills AONB Partnership Committee Draft Minutes of the meeting at Westbury-sub-Mendip Village Hall 21st November 2019 Present: Partnership Committee Cllr Nigel Taylor (Chair) Somerset County Council Di Sheppard Bath & North East Somerset Council Officer Jim Hardcastle AONB Manager Tom Lane Natural England Richard Frost Mendip Society David Julian CPRE Rachel Thompson MBE The Trails Trust Julie Cooper Sedgemoor District Council Officer Pippa Rayner Somerset Wildlife Trust Cllr Karin Haverson North Somerset Council Cllr Elizabeth Scott Sedgemoor District Council Cllr Mike Adams North Somerset Parish Councils Representative Cllr David Wood Bath & North East Somerset Other attendees Kelly Davies AONB Volunteer Ranger Mick Fletcher AONB Volunteer Ranger Cat Lodge Senior Archaeologist, North Somerset Council Jo Lewis Natural England Anne Halpin Somerset Wildlife Trust Simon Clarke Somerset Wildlife Trust Cindy Carter AONB Landscape Planning Officer Tim Haselden AONB Project Development Officer Lauren Holt AONB Ranger Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Catling AONB Support & Communications Officer Apologies Chris Lewis CPRE Ian Clemmett National Trust Joe McSorley Avon Wildlife Trust Cllr Edric Hobbs Mendip District Council Cllr Roger Dollins Somerset Parish Councils Representative Cllr James Tonkin North Somerset Council Steve Dury Somerset County Council Officer John Flannigan North Somerset Council Officer Rachel Tadman Mendip District Council Officer Andy Wear National Farmers Union 1 Summary of Actions Item Item Notes Action 1 Declaration of No declarations. Interest 2 Notes of Apologies as stated. Previous Meeting Key action from previous minutes; to invite Richard Penny from Natural England to update on the new farm payment system, given the current situation and with RP leaving this was changed to invite reps from the Somerset Wildlife Trust. -
Area 1: Thrubwell Farm Plateau
Area 1: Thrubwell Farm Plateau Summary of Landscape Character • Clipped hedges which are often ‘gappy’ and supplemented by sheep netting • Late 18th and early 19th century rectilinear field layout at north of area • Occasional groups of trees • Geologically complex • Well drained soils • Flat or very gently undulating plateau • A disused quarry • Parkland at Butcombe Court straddling the western boundary • Minor roads set out on a grid pattern • Settlement within the area consists of isolated farms and houses For detailed Character Area map see Appendix 3 23 Context Bristol airport on the plateau outside the area to the west. Introduction Land-uses 7.1.1 The character area consists of a little over 1sq 7.1.6 The land is mainly under pasture and is also km of high plateau to the far west of the area. The plateau used for silage making. There is some arable land towards extends beyond the Bath and North East Somerset boundary the north of the area. Part of Butcombe Court parkland into North Somerset and includes Felton Hill to the north falls within the area to the west of Thrubwell Lane. and Bristol airport to the west. The southern boundary is marked by the top of the scarp adjoining the undulating Fields, Boundaries and Trees and generally lower lying Chew Valley to the south. 7.1.7 Fields are enclosed by hedges that are generally Geology, Soils and Drainage trimmed and often contain few trees. Tall untrimmed hedges are less common. Hedges are typically ‘gappy’ and of low 7.1.2 Geologically the area is complex though on the species diversity and are often supplemented with sheep- ground this is not immediately apparent. -
Here Needs Conserving and Enhancing
OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP OS EXPLORER MAP 141 141 154 153 GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE GRID REFERENCE A WILD LAND VISITOR GUIDE VISITOR ST 476587 ST466539 ST578609 ST386557 POSTCODE POSTCODE POSTCODE POSTCODE READY FOR BS40 7AU CAR PARK AT THE BOTTOM OF BS27 3QF CAR PARK AT THE BOTTOM BS40 8TF PICNIC AND VISITOR FACILITIES, BS25 1DH KINGS WOOD CAR PARK BURRINGTON COMBE OF THE GORGE NORTH EAST SIDE OF LAKE ADVENTURE BLACK DOWN & BURRINGTON HAM CHEDDAR GORGE CHEW VALLEY LAKE CROOK PEAK Courtesy of Cheddar Gorge & Caves This area is a very special part of Mendip.Open The internationally famous gorge boasts the highest Slow down and relax around this reservoir that sits in The distinctive peak that most of us see from the heathland covers Black Down, with Beacon Batch at inland limestone cliffs in the country. Incredible cave the sheltered Chew Valley. Internationally important M5 as we drive by. This is iconic Mendip limestone its highest point. Most of Black Down is a Scheduled systems take you back through human history and are for the birds that use the lake and locally loved by the countryside, with gorgeous grasslands in the summer ADVENTURE Monument because of the archaeology from the late all part of the visitor experience. fishing community. and rugged outcrops of stone to play on when you get Stone Age to the Second World War. to the top. Travel on up the gorge and you’ll be faced with Over 4000 ducks of 12 different varieties stay on READY FOR FOR READY Burrington Combe and Ham are to the north and adventure at every angle. -
Avon Bird Report 2006
AVON BIRD REPORT 2006 AVON ORNITHOLOGICAL GROUP Front cover : Garganey (male) taken at Chew Valley Lake in May Photograph by Gary Thorburn Rear cover: Map of the Avon area computer generated by S. Godden, Dept. of Geography, University of Bristol. Text drawings by: Phil Baber, Brian Slade, John Martin, Richard Andrews. Typeset in WORD 2000 and printed by Healeys, Ipswich ISSN Number – 0956-5744 CONTENTS Front Avon Ornithological Group (AOG) cover Editorial H.E. Rose 3 Notes on species for which documentations is 4 required. A review of 2006 R. Higgins 5 Diurnal migration in October R.L. Bland 9 Migrant date summary 10 Weather in 2006 R.L. Bland 11 Introduction to systematic list 14 Systematic list Swans and geese J. Williams 17 Ducks M.S. Ponsford 22 Game birds R. Mielcarek 36 Divers to Spoonbill R.J. Higgins 37 Raptors B. Lancastle 45 Water Rail to Coot R. Mielcarek 52 Waders H.E. Rose 54 Skuas to Auks R.M. Andrews 70 Doves to Woodpeckers R. Mielcarek 81 Passerines, Larks to Dipper J.P. Martin 88 Passerines, Wren to Buntings R.L. Bland 94 J. Williams & R 120 Escaped, released and hybrids Mielcarek Contributors of records 122 The diet of urban Peregrines in Bath Edward Drewitt 123 Unusual ornithological events in the Avon area, A.H. Davis 131 1981 - 2005 The affect of the 1990’s mange epidemic in Fox’s M Dadds 145 on Common Pheasant Yellow-legged Gull identification in Avon John Martin 151 A gull incident at Chew Valley Lake C. J. Stone 155 Sapsucking by Great Spotted Woodpecker R. -
Mendip Hills AONB Survey
Mendip Hills An Archaeological Survey of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by Peter Ellis ENGLISH HERITAGE Contents List of figures Introduction and Acknowledgements ...................................................1 Project Summary...................................................................................2 Table 1: New sites located during the present survey..................3 Thematic Report Introduction ................................................................................10 Hunting and Gathering...............................................................10 Ritual and Burial ........................................................................12 Settlement...................................................................................18 Farming ......................................................................................28 Mining ........................................................................................32 Communications.........................................................................36 Political Geography....................................................................37 Table 2: Round barrow groups...................................................40 Table 3: Barrow excavations......................................................40 Table 4: Cave sites with Mesolithic and later finds ...................41 A Case Study of the Wills, Waldegrave and Tudway Quilter Estates Introduction ................................................................................42