Kings Weston Action Group
Conserving, enhancing, and celebrating Bristol's Kings Weston Estate
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Penpole Wood and Penpole Point
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History
Early History of Kings Weston
Sir Robert Southwell
The Rebuilding of Kings Weston
Georgian glory, The later Eighteenth Century
The Victorian Era, the Miles Family
Philip Napier Miles, Philanthropy and music
Modern Times, the 1930s to today
Nature
Wildlife in the Home Park
Wildlife in Penpole Wood and on Penpole Point
Wildlife on Kingsweston Hill
Wildlife in Shirehampton Park
Kings Weston Bioblitz.
Gallery
Scenic Kings Weston
Inside Kings Weston House
Historic images
1973 – the park under threat
Archive photos collected at Know Your Place event
Kings Weston paintings
Postcards from Kings Weston
Prints and engravings
Samuel Loxton drawings
Southwell and Miles portraits
Studies of Trees, With and without foliage, 1834
The Loggia model – 1990
Kings Weston Book of Drawings
The Loggia and Brewhouse – a record
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WWII Images
Kings Weston memorials in Henbury Church
Working Party progress
2013
December 15th 2013 – below the viewing terrace
November 2013, return to the viewing terrace
October 2013 – Big Bulb Plant!
Sept, 2013, Return to the Viewing Terrace
August 2013, Echo Walk clearance
May 2013, Clearing the Circle
Working Party March 2013 – Tennis court removal
2014
December 2014 – last of the laurels
Big Bulb Plant! October 2014
September 2014, Laying in to laurels again
August 2014 working party results at the ponds
July 2014 The laurels behind the pond
Circle more circular! June 14th 2014
10th May 2014, Clearing up around the Circle
March 2014, the results
Working Party in action! March 2014
April 2014, the avenue
Penpole Point again, Feb 15th 2014
January 18th 2014 – Penpole Point
2015
December 2015 – Natural spacing in Penpole Wood
November 2015 – Lifting the Curtain VII
September 2015 – Lifting the Curtain VI
August 2015 – Lifting the Canopy V
June 2015 – Lifting the Curtain III
May 2015 16th – Lifting the canopy part II
Working Party April 18th – Lifting the canopy
January-March 2015 – Step Building Challenge
January 2015. A 2-day step building epic
2016
November 2016 – Back to the laurels I
August 2016 – Restoring woodland
July 2016 – Freeing the ancient Oak
June 2016 – Walled Garden Work II
May 2016 – Walled Garden work I
April 2016 – Laying into Laurels III
March 2016 – Laying into Laurels II
Feb 2016 – Laying into Laurels I
Jan 2016 – Natural Spacing II
Events
Big Bulb Plant 2015
Ed Drewitt Bird walk 2015
Memorial avenue restoration, December 2nd 2014
Schools Days at Kings Weston, October 2014
First World War schools day Oct 2014
Archaeology at Penpole Lodge. April 2012
Echo Exhibition. Sept 2011
Food forage July 2013
Kings Weston Bioblitz. May 2013
Nature Detectives with Steve England
Dawn Chorus Walk. Sept 2013
Doors Open Day, 14th September, 2013
Fungus Foray, 22nd September, 2013
Meet the Neighbours day, 6th April, 2013
Completed projects
Great Avenue restoration 2014
Bulb Planting programme
Leaflet dispensers
New map board. Jan 2015
Steps at the Echo
Tree Trail, Oct 2013
Penpole Woods steps
Tennis Court removal – March 2013
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KWAG Newsletters
Maps and Walking guides to the Kings Weston Estate
Membership forms and information
History exhibition panels
Conservation Management Plan 2014
1994 Management plan
History resources
Kings Weston Bioblitz
Kids activity sheets
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