Volunteers received expert tuition from Ty Mawr Lime in pointing and plastering using traditional lime mortars. They then worked in the Drying Shed, Beast House and Stable to consolidate the rubble stone walls.
Native hedging was planted along with many rare Welsh fruit trees. The new hedgerow will play an important role in attracting and helping our bats to navigate in and out of the new bat roosts in the building lofts.
Our new orchard trees are protected by sturdy new tree guards made by Warwickshire Conservation Volunteers
Native hedging was planted along with many rare Welsh fruit trees. The new hedgerow will play an important role in attracting and helping our bats to navigate in and out of the new bat roosts in the building lofts.
NVQ students from Bridgewater and Taunton College worked with Welsh furniture expert Gareth Irwin to make traditional furniture from locally sourced green wood. Visitors to our open days also helped to carve a wooden dough bowl.
Volunteers worked enthusiastically and put their new found skills to great use
The drystone wall which runs along the boundary of the site was in a very poor repair and required complete rebuilding. This heroic task was led by local expert John Barber, aided by our determined and hardworking volunteers.
The Llanthony Valley and District History Group have researched most aspects of the valleys ancient, modern and recent history, culminating in a new valley guide book and a huge digital archive.