Glyn Coy
A Flying Visit to Some of Wiltshire's Nature Reserves
There is a podcast to accompany this post that can be accessed here: Podcast Wiltshire is a very large, rural county. The population...
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Elaine Perkins
- Feb 14
- 8 min
Lover, Bohemia and Paradise
A Valentine's Day visit to the romantically named Lover, Bohemia and Paradise and the famous pop-up Post Office.
Elaine Perkins
- Jan 19
- 8 min
Great Durnford, Ogbury and the Flood
A walk around Great Durnford and the unusual hillfort of Ogbury and a curious brass memorial with hints of a murder.
Paul Timlett
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
Vladimir Artemovich Pasechnik: The hero amongst us
When Glyn and I recorded the last podcast we agreed it would not be right to discuss the catastrophic events unfolding in Eastern Europe....
Glyn Coy
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
Alton Barnes, Alton Priors and the hill above - A History
David Carson MBE is an interesting man. A former Army Reservist and Cadet Force Officer, he has lived in Alton Barnes for most of his...
Steve Dewey
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
From Warminster to Chilmark, the Old Way
By Steve Dewey A recent post on the Warminster and District Memories Facebook page brought to my attention milestones in Sutton Veny and...
Glyn Coy
- Jan 24, 2021
- 3 min
Blind Houses
There are many "Blind Houses" in Wiltshire, dating back to the 18th Century. The term is the local Wiltshire term for a village lock up,...
Glyn Coy
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Winter Weather
Recently I did the same Wiltshire walk, 8 days apart. During the first walk, the sun broke through the clouds to provide contrasting...
Glyn Coy
- May 21, 2020
- 11 min
In Pursuit of Kites
By Paul Timlett This blog was updated with additional information and a route map on 1 December 2021. Since this is a blog about walking...
Glyn Coy
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Lock Down Blues
By Paul Timlett I thought I’d submit this little blog about my photographic reflections following nearly two weeks (or is it two...
Glyn Coy
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Bluebells in Wiltshire
Bluebells are a welcome sight in spring, as blue carpets of flowers can transform our woodlands and for a few days and weeks turn them...
Glyn Coy
- Mar 14, 2019
- 2 min
RAF Ramsbury Commemoration
This year I have started to appreciate Wiltshire's military past, and there are a lot of long abandoned RAF bases which are little more...
Glyn Coy
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Whaddon and Semington - The Hidden War
When I started Hidden Wiltshire I wanted to find those places off the beaten track. But just recently, I have started to appreciate how...
Glyn Coy
- Jan 4, 2019
- 1 min
"1917"
By Paul Timlett If Stephen Spielberg has his way this little corner of South Wiltshire will, in a year or so's time, become very famous...
Glyn Coy
- Jul 6, 2018
- 2 min
Sunsets in Hidden Wiltshire
We all know where people congregate in Wiltshire around the time of the summer solstice. Stonehenge and Avebury get very busy on the...
Glyn Coy
- May 20, 2018
- 2 min
Box Hill circular walk
This is a 3 mile walk that takes you up and around Box Hill. Detail of the route and a map can be downloaded here: Walk and Map. Box Hill...
Glyn Coy
- Mar 30, 2018
- 1 min