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A preserved Bicslade tram at the Dean Heritage Centre. Opened in 1812, the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) line ran between Bixhead Quarry and Bicslade Wharf.It served the Forest of Dean Stone Firm, Union Pit (also known as the Bixshead Slade Pit), Mine Train Quarry, Bixslade Low Level (Bixslade Deep Level), Hopewell Mapleford Colliery, Bixslade High Level (Bixslade Land Level), Spion Kop Quarry, Bixhead ...
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to the north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.
The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people. The centre comprises the museum itself, a millpond and waterwheel, forester's cottage with garden and animals, art and craft exhibitions and ...
List of Manitoba Provincial Forests [1] Name Established Area Agassiz Provincial Forest: 1954 795 km 2 (307 sq mi) Belair Provincial Forest: 1954 204 km 2 (79 sq mi) Brightstone Sand Hill Provincial Forest: 1984 133 km 2 (51 sq mi) Cat Hills Provincial Forest: 1981 16 km 2 (6.2 sq mi) Cormorant Provincial Forest: 1947 1,479 km 2 (571 sq mi)
The ponds were formerly believed to have been dug in the 18th century to provide water to the furnaces in the Soudley Valley and at the nearby Camp Mill.In fact these would have been fed from the Soudley Brook, and from the Tilting Mill Pool, now in the grounds of the Dean Heritage Centre.
Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada.The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. [3] Consisting of a protected area of 2,969 km 2 (1,146 sq mi), [1] the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland.
Forest of Dean Cycle Centre is a small woodland cycling centre, comprising mountain bike trails, a visitor centre, car parks and uplift service. It is located on the former site of Cannop Colliery in the Cannop Valley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The nearest village is Parkend, 3 miles (5 km) away. [1]
The Forks' Prairie Garden is a 1,900 m 2 (20,000 sq ft) garden featuring Manitoba's natural heritage. It was developed in 1999 in partnership with Nature Conservancy of Canada as a demonstration garden, in anticipation of it being a showcase for visitors at the 1999 Pan Am Games.