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July 26 Newsletter now published.
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Listen about Ancient Trees, ecology and much more in Savernake forest.
It's an ancient hunting ground with thousands of 'veteran' trees. Henry VIII visited often as it was the seat of the Seymour family at nearby Wolfhall. Martha visits the forest to learn about its past as well as how ecologist Andy Harris and forester Nikki Morgans manage this special site and aim to 'future proof' it protecting the ancient trees and wildlife for the next thousand years, Historian Graham Bathe helps her measure one of the thousand year old trees and Emma Heard who produces the Wierd Wiltshire blog recounts tales of hauntings from the forest.
You can listen to more on BBC Sounds Open Country - Savernake Forest - BBC Sounds
Photo of one of the ancient trees below (courtesy of Peter Gallagher)
Meeting Points
Our group meets at either Marlborough Road / Pipers Rbt or Covington Mini Market Car Park. All locations are in Swindon. The meeting point can be found in the details of each walk.
Dogs on walks
It is our policy not to allow dogs, except assistance dogs, on any of our led walks. There are two reasons for this, which we hope dog owners will understand.
Many of our walks cross grazing land where there is or may be livestock. Although deaths and injuries to walkers caused by cattle are rare, most of the recorded incidents involve the presence of a dog.
Most dogs are well trained and cause no problems when walking with a group, but unfortunately this is not true of all dogs. Dogs which run around amongst the group, jump up at people or react noisily when meeting other dogs can cause annoyance to other walkers and detract from their enjoyment of the walk.