African swine fever creates a major risk to the Forest of Dean’s wild boar population according to experts. A local farmer says the wild boar population is already out of control. The head of the national pig association has said that the government’s wild boar action plan is hopelessly out of date and urges the forestry commission to step up …
Coleford – Forest of Dean
Coleford in the Forest of Dean Coleford is a small market town in the west of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, two miles east of the Welsh border and close to the Wye Valley. When you consider It is the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean district it is a surprisingly small town. It is very close to Cinderford …
Lydney Council forced to erect fence against wild boar
A covenant from 1948 says that primrose hill must be fenced against wild animals. If that is not done then the Viscount Bledidloe has the right to take back the land into the estate. The land was gifted to the people of Lydney in 1948. The council have agreed in principle, but let’s see if they actually do