New Picnic Table and Bench
Thanks to the generosity of Shropshire Council, we now have a new picnic table and bench. Installed by our Ranger Mike Simms, they make a welcome addition to our Heritage Area.
Llanymynech Limeworks
A Heritage Area and Local Nature Reserve
Llanymynech Limeworks
A Heritage Area and Local Nature Reserve
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What’s Happening in June 2025
Family Activities June 8 – Bug Hunting Kits to borrow, Wooden Disk Owl decorating and Nature Colouring available between 10.30-12 am at the Stable Block. June 21 – Bug Hunting Kits to borrow, Painting and Nature Colouring available between 10-12…
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Replacing The Boardwalk at Black Bridge
Making the Limeworks a Safer Place for our Visitors If you have been walking in the Limeworks recently, some of you may have noticed that we no longer have a boardwalk at Black Bridge. The boardwalk at Black Bridge was…
Visit of Shropshire North MP Helen Morgan
On Saturday 27th August 2022 Helen Morgan, Member of Parliament for Shropshire North, visited the Llanymynech Limeworks and the Wharf Visitor Centre. Together with Helen’s Constituency Support Officer, Alex Wagner, they toured the Limeworks, visiting the Stables Block where they…
CCTV Cameras Now Installed
The ongoing vandalism at the Heritage Area has forced us to take the decision to deter those people who are ruining our unique site by installing cameras to identify those involved. If you see anyone causing damaging to our Heritage…
New Panels in the Heritage Area
All around the Heritage Area there are information panels which help our visitors to understand how the Limeworks functioned during its working life. These panels help to bring to life the various aspects that went into making quicklime and the…
New Benches in the Heritage Area
In 2020 an ash tree near the B483 had to be felled because it was overhanging power lines and was a potential danger to traffic. We initially put the large trunk up for sale to earn some cash for the…
Vandals strike again at the Llanymynech Heritage Area
It is a sad fact that vandalism has been an issue at the Llanymynech Limeworks for some time. The team of volunteers give up their own time to ensure that the area is kept in as good a condition as…
Tramway Survey – Area 5
By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young The tramway track continues almost diagonally for 184ft across field 370 (The Gables), from the silver birch tree in field 380 to a point, the other side of the fence adjacent to the brick-built…