News

Lots of conservation work is undertaken across and beyond the Vale of Pewsey, performed with passion and enthusiasm by individuals, farmers, farmer groups, voluntary organisations, charities and others.  One such charity is the Great Bustard Group.  Sometimes it takes just … Read More

We all know that our physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing need to be looked after.  But it’s not all about getting your walking boots out and stomping off around the countryside!  There are other activities such as crafting that can … Read More

What a glorious spring we have been enjoying!  Even in this warm, calm weather, with no strong winds or heavy downpours, it reminds us that the seasons for any of the spectacular nature displays are short and really shouldn’t be … Read More

There are plenty of unusual landmarks in the Vale of Pewsey and here are a few walks that take in some of them. Walk the Wootton Rivers walk to see two unusual landmarks – the steeple with Jack Spratt’s clock … Read More

With the current BBC TV series, ‘Wolf Hall:  The Mirror & The Light’, a novel by the late Hilary Mantel, there has been lots of interest in Wolfhall’s location and its history. Wolfhall is a manor house just outside the … Read More

Have you seen our video taking you all around the Pewsey Vale or the one of ‘The Blind Photographer’, a poem written by Ewen Cameron (Lord Cameron of Dillington)?  Both videos were narrated by a local Pewsey Vale resident, Andrew … Read More

As any recent visitors will have noticed, there are two sails are missing from Wilton Windmill. In mid-September the team was milling successfully when suddenly there was a loud crack followed by splinters of wood falling down from above. They immediately … Read More

Our thanks to Tim Baynes, a Wiltshire artist and lover of the Vale of Pewsey, for this beautiful article. ‘A restless sky, Beneath distant grumpy hills Somewhere young greens are stirring, Lights from clouds create different bolts of green, We … Read More