Oh Ron that was wonderful. The stone bridge, the quarry and the mine with its dressed entrance. Glorious woodland scenes and I loved your "supreme navigation" (luck: as described by Pauline) at the end. Great film - much more please. On to part 2
@ParkinsonsWalks4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. P.W.
@weekendwarriorprospecting8173 жыл бұрын
I'm going to make regular visits to the Forest of Dean and i'm looking forward to using my new gold panning equipment. I doubt that I'll find any gold in the rivers but it's a great place to practice.
@ParkinsonsWalks3 жыл бұрын
Lucky you Lewis, my wife wouldn't let me have a gold panning dish, she said I spend too much time out as it is. good luck. Ron
@DRSEXPLORING2 жыл бұрын
Hi hope you are well ? The working mine 6:37 is no longer in use I found it today. I think the last one were it was flooded at the entrance has totally collapsed just inside the mine shaft
@ParkinsonsWalks2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update Dan. Ron
@WOLFROY474 жыл бұрын
i grew up in surrey in the middle of the green belt. as a kid i could walk all day without meeting another soul, and you could get real milk, not that coloured water, they call milk, nowadays, after they've taken all of the good bits out. now us old gits that remember how it used to be, aren't dying off quick enough for their liking. so their speeding it up a bit. but you reap what you sow. i think that we, were the lucky ones. i feel sorry for today's youngsters. and you, keep fighting. my sincere best wishes to you and anyone else that still remember how it was
@ParkinsonsWalks4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for those kind words. P.W.
@johnsparkes89635 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video, would love to know were that quarry is to photograph it? ,many thanks.
@ParkinsonsWalks5 жыл бұрын
Hi John, it is certainly picturesque. Hard to describe, but if you head up the valley from the cycle center it is on your left. You will know if it is the right path if you see tramway sets at regular intervals. Look out for the boar! P.W.
@DRSEXPLORING2 жыл бұрын
where di you go on the map to find these mines ?
@ParkinsonsWalks2 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, I'm not sure I understand the question, but if you start at the cycle centre they are around there. Ron
@DRSEXPLORING2 жыл бұрын
@@ParkinsonsWalks hi i do Apologise. Were on the map were the mines?
@ParkinsonsWalks2 жыл бұрын
@@DRSEXPLORING Hi Dan, on the second or third film in this series I actually show the location on the map at the start. Ron
@DRSEXPLORING2 жыл бұрын
@@ParkinsonsWalks brilliant thank you :)
@estheroreilly31434 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful. I'm researching this forest for a project and would love to ask a few more location questions. Have you ever walked around the area near Saint Anthony's Well?
@ParkinsonsWalks4 жыл бұрын
I have walked a lot of the forest Esther, but it doesn't ring any bells. P.W.
@estheroreilly31434 жыл бұрын
@@ParkinsonsWalks Ah well, that's all right, there are still a few questions I had, just to get some more of the texture of the forest vicariously. If you're kindly willing to indulge me at all, my e-mail is estherioreilly[at]gmail[dotcom].
@julie-annamos97314 жыл бұрын
@@estheroreilly3143 did you find the well? If not I can tell you where it is
@estheroreilly31434 жыл бұрын
@@julie-annamos9731 Hi Julie-Ann! Have you walked about the area? I did find a bit more info but am gathering all different folks' perspectives on the location.
@WOLFROY474 жыл бұрын
i could point out, that cattle, were originally forest grazing animals, along with pigs, bears, wolves, and deer. yep, in this country. merry old england
@ParkinsonsWalks4 жыл бұрын
You just did Wolfroy47. P.W.
@granjerolunabrillo14876 жыл бұрын
I thought the canop drift mine closed in 2013?
@ParkinsonsWalks6 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew This mine seems to close then re open quite regularly. When I shouted to the two guys standing there, that ‘there wasn’t much work being done’ one of them pointed to his black dog and said “What do you mean, he was white this morning”. Wonderful forest humour.