I am doing the Manchester Midnight 10km in June in aid of the local cancer hospice and I am busy exercising and getting myself ready, fast walking, exercise biking, aqua aerobics. What better place then for a brisk up and down walk than the beautiful former mill hamlet of Styal in Cheshire, England. I went there this afternoon and did about an hour's brisk waking in crisp Spring Cheshire air.
I consider myself very blessed to live where I do. I am within a few miles of several beautiful locations and some bustling cities too.
Styal is a hamlet/ village on the River Bollin in Cheshire, England. The history of Styal was determined by Quarry Bank Mill . The mill, village and woods are owned by The National Trust. Mill owner Samuel Greg had the village built for his workers.
It was remarkable in its day; a mill out in the countryside clean air and care for the workers at a time when nearby Manchester and Macclesfield mills had workers living and working in desperate conditions. Life was still harsh but easier than in other mills. Samuel Greg had a school, dentist and doctor for his workers and also mill cottages. Plus, there was clean air.
I love it here!
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Frank, Thank you!
This all happened because I left a comment -- inspired by reading this article by Veronica and your comments -- on your article on Eden instead of here. All is clear to me now. Thank you for the information and insights into general tree resistance, possible American chestnut tree resistance and flagging, questionable ash tree resistance.
I have only written one article on Eden, whose name is Eden. Otherwise, I am unsure about what you are looking for.
Frank and Veronica, Do you know which article I put my comment on relating to this article? I've looked, but even though I've read all of big brother's and little sister's -- ;-D -- wizzleys, I know not which one this is. I'll keep looking since I'm about halfway through re-visiting the Veronica wizzleys. Then it'll be the Frank wizzleys again.
And thank you for the answer about ash-ly and tree-ly recoveries.
Derdriu asked two questions, both in a comment on another article.She mentioned that one had arisen from your article on Styal. Is this the only article on Styal that you have written? Go to my article on Eden, where she mentioned that the question had arisen from something that I had put in one of the comment boxes.
Frank
I am unsure as to which point you are referring.
Trees can recover, but I am uncertain whether the ashes could. The trouble is that you would need to see if they survived or not, and if they died we could be faced with dead trees standing and liable to fall on people.
The building and indeed the entire village is owned by the National Trust which is dedicated to preserving British heritage locations. Cottages can be rented at a high cost and there is fierce completion for these tiny dwellings.
Nearby Bollington refers to a homestead by the River Bollin. The Bollin runs through tracts of this area and was important to Styal. Ton usually means homestead
The old Greg house and garden are being restored and are set to open very soon. I can't wait to go.
The National Trust keeps the water sparkling clean and salmon are returning to the river.
Veronica, Thank you for taking us along with you and your family to Styal. The Bollin's water quality looks healthy since the meander and the sunlight photos clearly show the riffles that, in the fish-less stretches, benthic macroinvertebrates frequent. Is there an accepted etymology for Bollin? The internet mentions bowman and homeland.
How many buildings are known as Mill Cottages? Does an owner own all or part of a building?
I have not, but you have given me an idea for an article. However, it will be some time yet, as I would need to gather photographs, and this is the wrong time of year for most fungi, especially woodland ones, that tend to come up in Autumn [Fall.] There is another problem that more than one woodland is needed, as different sorts of fungi are found in relation to different tree species. At Styal there is birch and oak, sycamore and pine, along with the ubiquitous hawthorn near the edges, but I have not made a comprehensive note of the variety of tree species present there, I am doing this from memory. I have collected elderberries from the wood for wine making.
I am unsure of the future of any ash trees there because of the fungal disease ash die back, which is ravaging Britain's ash trees and is almost impossible to stop. There are some resistant strains of ash, and the seed banks are making preparation for the worst case scenario.
Have you done a wizzley post on types of woodland fungus. That would be a fascinating read for ,many I am sure.