What Does It Mean For Us To Be A Local Nature Reserve? Shropshire Council, together with Natural England and the LLIMEYS has declared the Heritage Area as a LOCAL NATURE RESERVE (LNR). The Council issued a press release on 28 September in the Oswestry & Border Counties Advertiser. As […]
Llanymynech Limeworks
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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 possible for our visitors, but a few idiots seem determined […]
The poster below is posted around the Shropshire Trust Nature Reserve to make everyone walking there aware that we have Livestock Grazing. Please be considerate and keep dogs under control at all times when in the vicinity of the cattle.
Contact Details:Gareth Egarr, North Reserves Officer.Tel: 01743 284281email: garethe@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Autumn 2020 Peregrines – whilst two chicks fledged the nest this year, one very soon went missing and was assumed to have perished. The remaining chick grew well and can still be seen and heard around the reserve The Dexter Cattle […]
Shropshire Wildlife Trust 193 Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6AH Tel: 01743 284280 Email: enquiries@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Web: www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Llanymynech Hill Nature Reserve For many years Llanymynech rocks was an active quarry producing lime which was used to increase fertility on farmland. When quarrying ceased, the quarry floor and spoil heaps were […]
This is parasitic on the grass roots, so where it is abundant, the grass grows less vigorously.
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 weighing machine house on the heritage site. This tramway is […]
By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young Field 380 – Rock Cottage In 2000 a digger was observed lifting an inverted “T” rail from the area, so with permission to survey the area from the owner, we hoped to reveal some industrial archaeology in very good condition. Field 380 Finds Map […]
Cecil Corfield Interview at Home Listen to Cecil Corfield as he recalls his time working at the Llanymynech Limeworks. The interview was carried out by Kerry Knapper, then Head teacher at Llanymynech Primary School, in 1979. A transcript of the interview can be found HERE Harvey Kynaston The study below […]
By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young This is on British Waterways land (Now Canal And River Trust); dredged material was deposited here from the Middleton dock between the dock and tramway. The tally house by the dock and its tramway are still to be surveyed. At the end of the […]