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The Wyre Way is a series of hiking paths, largely within the Borough of Wyre, Lancashire, England. It is part of the 137-mile (220 km) Lancashire Coastal Way, established in 1991. [1] It contains three routes, the most easterly of which ends near the source of the River Wyre in the Forest of Bowland. [2]
The route crosses many different trails along its length, including: The North Cheshire Way (Chester Spur) at Chester railway station; The Baker Way at Chester railway station; The Sandstone Trail at Tushingham (going past Old St. Chad's Chapel) The Maelor Way and South Cheshire Way at Grindley Brook; The Shropshire Way at various points in ...
The forest covers an area in local terms of 2,634 hectares (6,509 acres, 26.34 square kilometres (10.17 sq mi)) and is noted for its variety of wildlife.Although now the Wyre Forest has been much deforested, it still extends from east of the A442 at Shatterford, north of Kidderminster in the east, almost to Cleobury Mortimer in the west and from Upper Arley in the north to Areley Kings, near ...
In 1902, ornithologist and naturalist Jannion Steele Elliott purchased the Elizabethan era building Dowles Manor, near the confluence of Dowles Brook into the Severn. [2] By the time of his death, in 1942, he had bought up the surrounding land, piecemeal, until he owned the portion of the valley, formed by the Dowles Brook, surrounding Dowles Manor; he maintained this land as a nature reserve.
Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Wyre Forest. The largest town is Kidderminster, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, along with several villages and surrounding rural areas.
It was the route taken by the "Pendle witches" to their trial at Lancaster Castle in 1612. [1] The Grey Stone of Trough, at the head of the pass, marks the line of the historic county boundary between Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Historically, the Trough marked the westernmost boundary of the ancient Lordship of Bowland.
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The forest is 790 metres above sea level and is located within the Lake District National Park. It has been mostly used as a recreational forest since 1965. [72] [73] Wyre Forest: Worcestershire / Shropshire: 2600 Wyre Forest is among the largest of Britain's ancient forests. Large parts of the forest are within a Site of Special Scientific ...