CANNOP PONDS Cannop was an industrial centre in the 18th and 19th centuries. The extensive ponds with sluiceways, stone-lined waterways known as 'leats' and small waterfalls, were created in 1826 on naturally marshy ground to form reservoirs for Parkend Ironworks. There are attractive woodland walks and many opportunities to catch water reflections with glimpses of woodland birds and animals.
TAURUS CRAFTS A thriving art and craft visitor centre at Lydney, Gloucestershire, provides creative opportunities for people with learning and physical disabilities through work experience and vocational training. It includes a cafe, a pottery, a greenhouse and gardens, an art gallery, a model village, a delicatessen, a gift shop and, of course, a picture framer.
MALLARDS PIKE These Forestry Commission lakes surrounded by oak woodland are a popular attraction for visitors far and wide. The lakeside paths provides easy access with vantage points for watching goshawks, buzzards, goldcrests, crossbills, dippers, kingfishers, mallard, mandarins and other ducks, while linked paths include routes to small coal mines. The nearby Go Ape! high wire forest adventure course includes challenging rope bridges, Tarzan swings and zip slides.
