Forest of Dean Cannop Ponds and Railway Walk

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3 жыл бұрын

Cannop Ponds are located in the Forest of Dean in the west of Gloucestershire. There is a stone works at the lower end of the two ponds and it is almost certain that they were used to power the works at some point. Today they form a beauty spot for visitors. This walk took place on a perfect sunny November day and although the autumn colours are starting to fade there is still lots to see. The area attracts a lot of wildfoul but they are still in the process of arriving for winter. There is something special about large bodies of water and sunny days and I did my best to capture that,
On the return journey we walk along track bed of the old mineral line between Drybrook and Lydney. Now a cycle and foot path. There are still ruminants of the old railway if you look carefully and the autumn light gives it just the right atmosphere. The ground conditions are in two halves with the western side prone to being muddy whilst the return along the track bed is very well surfaced. Enjoy this Autumnal walk on a gorgeous sunny day.

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@michaelpilling9659 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Ron! That was absolutley wonderful. You brought back many chilhood memories of Easter holidays, of some 60+ years ago. I can clearly remember the ponds and watching the GWR pannier tanks running by with two carriages or trucks. Your camera work is as always, exceptional. You manage to capture the beauty of The Forest. The music was lovely. A million thanks for such a wonderful walk.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, I really love it when one of my videos brings back happy memories for someone, that they might not have thought of otherwise, thank you, makes it all worth while, take care old friend. Ron

@petepaine5331 2 жыл бұрын

Just lovely !

@ParkinsonsWalks 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Pete. Ron

@nicholaslewis6065 3 жыл бұрын

A lovely walk in the Forest and a large whisky. I forgot about the corona virus. Many thanks, Nicholas

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Nicholas, made me laugh. Ron

@steveforrestsmith5982 3 жыл бұрын

Another beautifully filmed video showing just a snippet of what the forest has to offer. With reference to the ponds the bottom lake next to the stoneworks was built in 1825 to create a head of water for the ironworks waterwheel in Parkend. The second pond was added in 1829 as the flow from the bottom pond was unreliable. If you had continued down the path where you though you had seen the old railway fence posts you would have seen the clay lined ditch that runs from the ponds all the way to Parkend still in place and still filling with water on rainy days. The stoneworks in recent years tapped into the ponds to provide some of their electric via a mini hydro electric turbine. Keep up the good work and keep safe.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Great info Steve, I love the forest, so now I have another reason to visit, thank you. Ron

@julianclissold2355 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice relaxing walk.Your videos are helping me while i am convalescing in hospital and can't get out☺😁

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Julian, get well soon. Ron

@notyhbynorthwest 3 жыл бұрын

Ron, this is a lovely video, beautifully filmed, with relaxing music and commentary. Can't beat a walk in the woods anywhere in the UK, especially at this time of year with the autumn leaves. I really miss this, as I now live in the USA. There are very few walking paths anywhere near where I live as all the land is private, so the lovely wooded areas are verbotten. I think this is going to be my go-to video to help me relax and bring back memories of walks and hikes back home. Thanks Ron!!! Best wishes, Ian

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, reading your post makes me appreciate what we have even more. Stay safe. Ron

@pscollier1 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely to see Cannop in the autumn. Visited that picnic site in September before it was ravaged by the creatures that lurk in the night. Brightened a dreary, dull, damp day here in Taipei. Very much enjoy the videos and watching your back catalogue helped me a great deal this year through quarantines and lockdowns in 4 countries. Near normal life here in Taiwan; how lucky we are. All the best.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting Peter, glad to be of service. Ron

@JimNicholls 3 жыл бұрын

A lovely spot, Ron, and beautifully filmed. You are having better weather going into winter than we are in New Zealand going into summer - everything is topsy-turvy these days.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Hang in there Jim. Ron

@MegaElzbelz 3 жыл бұрын

Very much enjoyed this video, lovely setting and nice commentary to go with it. ☺️

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ellie, lovely to hear from you, hope you are both well. GD

@norriskiddle8531 3 жыл бұрын

Be good to follow some of the old railways in this area for future walks. This video was very picturesque with all the autumn tints green and silver views very informative video Ron. I appreciate all your efforts. Norris.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

The forest is covered in old mineral lines, nice level walking with good surfaces in the main. Ron

@Sharron-Idol 3 жыл бұрын

That was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing that, and particularly thank you for thinking of us railway addicts. I enjoyed watching that throughout. The camera work was exceptional in places. I always find it uplifting to view your channel. It is a shame that - I assume - the Forest of Dean railway wasn't operational. They intend - eventually - to run a track through the entire forest at some point in the future. They were intending to get to Cinderford this year. - But that didn't happen; at least partially due to a pretty obvious reason.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for those kind words Sharron, I still haven't managed to get on the Forest Railway, maybe next year. Take care Ron.

@PROPHETVberlinschule 3 жыл бұрын

What an absolute delight to behold! Beautiful scenery and lots of industrial archeology. Very Good Vlog, RON. I’ve been doing a bit of research on the old Moreton to Stratford Tramway. Originally horse drawn, but the line from Moreton to Shipston on Stour was taken over by GWR, when the Stratford section went out of business. There is still some track bed outside of Moreton, and a drive by suggests that the road crossings must have been manned. No bridges as far as I can tell. Further investigation required! Have a good weekend and take care👍

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, keep us in the loop as you go exploring. Stay safe. Ron

@johnsparkes8963 3 жыл бұрын

Briliant vivdeo Ron lovely filming. Two of the shots of trees hanging over the water i got framed up on my wall but i didnt get the lovely Autumn colour you got. Lovely place been there a few times. Thank you for sharing take care and stay safe.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, we are all hanging in there. Ron

@FireballXL55 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ron we are so lucky to have such a beautiful area so close. I appreciate the sacrifice you made for us 😊. Keep safe.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Fortunate indeed Richard. Have a good week. Ron

@jamesweekes4211 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Ron, thanks for this...just what a frustrated Canadian who would love to visit England again needed. Snow is on its way here...We're definitely "on the same page" I visited the Forest years ago but the person I went with only wanted to bird-watch...

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it James. Ron

@garydwyer641 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video the scenery was amazing mother nature really puts on a great show you captured it very well. A bit extra with the railway was great ,look forward to seeing you next week and stay safe please bye from Australia 40 c degrees here today.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Hope the virtual wellies held out Gary. You get a mention on next weeks vlog. Ron

@levelcrossing150 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, What a lovely place this is, away from the maddening world! Loved the video, some beautiful shots, great commentary and the music was very soothing. A great start to my week and thank you. Take care and best wishes for the week......Tim

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tim, great to hear from you, can’t help it Pauline and I were getting a little concerned. I don’t know your situation and it is none of my business, but hopefully you have family around if you have an issue. I know like me your teenage years are a little way behind you now! Keep smiling. Ron

@levelcrossing150 3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkinsonsWalks Hi Ron. It's so sweet of you and Pauline to be concerned about me, I'm sorry as I should have been in touch earlier, but I'm fine and I'm keeping smiling thanks so much. Of course I'm happy to share my business with you both as I can't get up to mischief and it's not an exciting life at the moment anyway!!!!!! I only work Wed, Thurs and Friday now so my weekend is for catching up after the week with shopping, tidying around, jobs etc and I have to be honest with you that my work on the house has ground to a halt. I've been spending some time trying to understand all this Covid business that's going on. Terrible as it is for the vulnerable section of the public that do catch this nasty thing, but I'm so shocked with what's happening to our lovely country and I suppose I've been scanning the internet to find our more and keep up with what's going on to try and make head or tail of things. I, like so many of us now just can't wait for it to be over and get back to some old normal once again. I saved watching your video until this morning when I had some decent time to enjoy it and I have to say it was like a breath of spring air and sunshine to watch. As well as working with each other, I'm in touch with my ex wife quite often and I'm also in touch with my son. My daughter, well the three of us are working on that one!!!!!!! Thanks so much again to both of you for thinking about me, I really appreciate that. Take great care of yourselves....Tim.

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

@@levelcrossing150 Thanks Tim, Pauline and I can rest easy again! Ron

@levelcrossing150 3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkinsonsWalks So sorry to keep you both awake Ron, it's important to me that you have yourselves to think about and I should never get in the way of that. I promise to behave in future. Now sleep well! zzzzzzz .....Tim

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

@@levelcrossing150 Don't worry Tim, I'll get you back on the Friday Vlog! Take care. Ron.

@PROPHETVberlinschule 3 жыл бұрын

Banbury and Cheltenham District Railway will feature on ‘Walking Britain’s Lost Railways’. Channel 5....8:00pm......tomorrow night👍

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up, I would have missed it without you. Lets hope they show a lot of the railway and not too much on 'Interesting People'. It will be worth watching never the less, you're a pal!! Ron

@PROPHETVberlinschule 3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkinsonsWalks Just checked again, RON. It is a WEEK tomorrow (11th Dec). He’s walking the Callander and Oban Railway on tomorrows episode. Sorry for the mistake. I got the info via a text message, but with no transmission date, so presumed it was tomorrow🤔

@ParkinsonsWalks 3 жыл бұрын

@@PROPHETVberlinschule Thanks Ron, better a week too early than a week too late. Ron