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Fordy Wood Copse
Fordy Wood Copse is a woodland in Devon, England, near Sandford. It covers a total area of and overlooks the River Creedy. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 68 million trees since 1972. The Woodland Tru .... There is no public access to the site. References Forests and woodlands of Devon {{Devon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 68 million trees since 1972. The Woodland Trust has three aims: to protect ancient woodland which is rare, unique and irreplaceable, to promote the restoration of damaged ancient woodland, and to plant native trees and woods to benefit people and wildlife. The charity maintains ownership of over 1,000 sites covering over of which 8,070ha (33%) is ancient woodland. It ensures public access to its woods. History The charity was founded in Devon, England in 1972 by retired farmer and agricultural machinery dealer Kenneth Watkins. The Trust's first purchase was part of the Avon Valley Woods, near Kingsbridge, Devon. By 1977 it had 22 woods in six counties. In 1978 it relocated to Grantham in Lincolnshire and announced an expansion of its activities across the UK. In 1984, Balmacaan W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandford, Devon
Sandford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district, within Devon, England. Sandford is part of the electoral ward named Sandford and Creedy. The ward population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census was 3,429. History The Listed building, Grade II listed school main building dates from 1825, and is notable for its classical Greek architecture and Cob (material), cob walls, thought to be the highest of their kind in the country. The hamlets of East Village and Newbuildings, Devon, Newbuildings are within the parish. Present The village has its own community-owned shop and post office, two pubs, a Primary school, a church, St Swithuns with a font of Caen stone, and minor football ancricket teams It is linked by cycle/foot path to nearby Crediton through the Millennium Green - a wild flower meadow with herb garden, example of Cob (material), cob walling, and a large pond. An annual pumpkin growing competition is held there in late September.Sandford Parish Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Creedy
The River Creedy is a small river in Devon, England. It gives its name to the local town or ''ton'' of Crediton, which is on its west bank, and to several local historic estates, such as ''Creedy Hilion'', ''Creedy Peitevin'' (later called ''Creedy Wiger'') and Creedy Park, in the parish of Sandford, also to the Benefice of North Creedy. Just below the town, the river merges with the River Yeo and it ends where it meets the River Exe at Cowley Bridge. The river is overlooked by Fordy Wood Copse, a woodland owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. The name is believed to be of Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Foot ... origin, but views on its precise origin differ. According to one source, it derives from a root meaning ''winding''. Another view holds that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
