Our latest bridge, taking the Waddesdon Greenway over HS2, was installed in December. Apparently, it caused quite a stir as it was transported through the village of Waddesdon! Interestingly, it’s almost exactly on the line of Akeman Street, the Roman road from St Albans to Cirencester. Click the image for more photos.
A new route in Cheddar was officially opened on Friday 14 November, as part of the Strawberry Line, and funded by Somerset Council. It has been a team effort. In April, Strawberry Line volunteers fenced off a portion of the Kings Academy playing field, so Greenways contractors could build the route. The reinforcing and shuttering … More New Bridge over the Cheddar Yeo
This video, kindly provided by Daniel Mumby, captures the speeches at the Thrupe Lane Link Opening Ceremony on October 17th and takes you on a walk along the full length of the new section.
On 17th October 2025, the Thrupe Lane Link, Shepton Mallet, was opened by Councillor Ros Wyke and Christopher Somerville (representing the Dinder Estate landowner) in the presence of a large group of supporters, volunteers and key personnel. This vital section links the viaduct in Ham Wood (the subject of previous Greenways work camps) with Thrupe … More Official Opening of Thrupe Lane Link
We are thrilled to say that we have been given an Award by the European Greenways Association recognising the achievements of so many volunteers at our ten workcamps. Thank you to everyone who made this possible. A link to our presentation to EGWA, describing our ten workcamps is here
Greenways and Cycleroutes are proud to confirm that the Brue bridge in Glastonbury, part of the Willow Walk, is now ready to use. The path leading up to it will be resurfaced by 3 October. We also have plans for some benches along the way, but those will take us a little longer. Greenways was … More Willow Walk Bridge Now Open
88 Volunteers worked a total of 362 days, and we welcomed back many whom we had not seen for more than five years. We are immensely grateful for the support of Somerset Council – and its predecessor Mendip – for our funding. Please see our summary report here, along with an image gallery of wonderful photos.
As we reach the halfway point, and despite quite a lot of rain, this year‘s work camp is proving to be very successful. Please see the linked gallery which shows much of the work taking place. There will be a more comprehensive post when the work is concluded.
Our works to improve the Tintern end of the Wye Valley Greenway are complete – in time for the tunnel reopening on 1 April. The work would not have been possible without grants from Forest of Dean District Council and Wye Valley National Landscape, Forestry England for permission to work on their land, and our … More Wye Valley Greenway improvements complete and new Sculptures
On Monday, 10th of February, heavy machinery arrived to build a quality surface on a short section of the Wye Valley Greenway, our first path building of 2025. The section in question runs from the Wireworks Bridge by Tintern Abbey to the mouth of the old disused railway tunnel, a distance of some 600m. The … More First path building of 2025!
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