Silverhill Wood - Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham Part 1 - Drone Footage - 14 09 2025 скачать в хорошем качестве

Silverhill Wood - Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham Part 1 - Drone Footage - 14 09 2025

This is drone footage I took at Silverhill Wood in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham 14/09/2025, I will be going back to take a look at more of the site. So this is Part 1. Origins: Colliery & Mining • Silverhill was originally Silverhill Colliery, sunk in 1875 by the Stanton Ironworks Company.  • It was part of a cluster of coal mining operations in the area, including Teversal Colliery (opened earlier) and others run by the same company.  • The colliery operated until it closed in the 1990s.  ⸻ Transformation into Woodland / Parkland • After closure, the spoil heaps and derelict land were left behind. Over time, there was a push to regenerate and repurpose the land.  • In 2005 it was landscaped by Nottinghamshire County Council. This involved tree planting, creating walking trails, engineering works (e.g. recontouring land, drainage), adding viewpoints, etc.  • The area is now called Silverhill Wood, a woodland & trail network on the site of the former Silverhill and Teversal collieries.  ⸻ Features & Significance Today • Elevation / Highest point: Silverhill is one of the highest points in Nottinghamshire (≈ 204.3 m). It is an artificial hill (a spoil heap).  • The summit has a viewpoint area, landscaped with paths, and from there views over several counties; on a clear day you can see landmarks like Lincoln Cathedral.  • There is a bronze sculpture called “Testing for Gas” by Antony Dufort. It depicts a kneeling coal miner with a Davy lamp. It’s a memorial to miners and the county’s mining heritage, with names of major collieries on its base.  • Trails: lots of walking, cycling, horse-riding routes, surfaced woodland paths. Also links to broader trail networks (Teversal Trails, Five Pits Trail, etc.).  ⸻ Context & Local Impact • The Silverhill and Teversal collieries were major employers and central to local community life. When they shut, there were typical socioeconomic impacts: loss of jobs, derelict land, etc. The reclamation turned a former industrial scar into a green space offering recreation, nature, and heritage.